ships in the red sea, which is a key international trade route. the inquiry into the horizon computer scandal that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongly convicted, will today examine why the post office failed to hand over key documents on time. the amount of money you've raised and the profile you have done for mnd isjust phenomenal, it really is. royal recogition for rob burrow and kevin sinfield for their work in raising awareness of motor neurone disease — and a day to remember for theirfamilies. i can pass this on in years, that i've seen the future king and it was just amazing. good morning. could drivers who bought their car on finance be due compensation? the financial regulator says it's investigating potential widespread overcharging. i'll have all the details. the beginning of the end for the computer password — why trying to remember dozens of different logins could soon

be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it's friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as "limited, necessary and proportionate action in self—defence". louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight,

directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen's houthi rebels are a tribal mountain militia that controls much of yemen and its red sea coast. they've declared their support for hamas in gaza, and since november they've been attacking ships in the red sea. britain, the us and un have all demanded a stop to the attacks. the uk government say they've been forced to act after giving repeated warnings. we cannot have a situation where a major sea route, a major ability to move goods around the world, is being cut off by terrorists and thugs, and we therefore must act. this was a houthi helicopter raid on a container ship in november, seizing the vessel and its crew

and steering it back to yemen. the rebels have defied all warnings to stop targeting shipping. their attacks are having a global effect. around 15% of world trade passes through the nearby bab el—mandab strait. but now major shipping companies like bp and maersk are having to avoid the red sea altogether. they're re—routing around the far side of africa, adding days to thejourney, and driving up costs in europe and elsewhere. the ministry of defence said the bombings followed houthi attacks on the hms diamond and us navy vessels on tuesday. in a statement, prime minister rishi sunak said the uk stands up for freedom and the free flow of trade, adding that the strikes were limited and necessary. the us presidentjoe biden said the strikes were in direct response to unprecedented houthi attacks against international vessels in the red sea. this morning us central command released this footage of military planes taking off.

the houthis, helped by iran, have plenty more missiles and have vowed to use them, which is why the us and uk say they must now bear the consequences. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watson joins us now from downing street. morning. the prime minister being very clear with his language, saying these attacks are limited but necessary and self defence? that is riuht. necessary and self defence? that is riht. it necessary and self defence? that is right- it says _ necessary and self defence? that is right. it says self _ necessary and self defence? that is right. it says self defence _ necessary and self defence? that is right. it says self defence because i right. it says self defence because of the effect on trade. he also says the attacks on the houthi rebels have effectively meant it has been a dangerous and destabilising effect on the whole region, so therefore it was justified going ahead with these

attacks. in truth the possibility of these attacks had been discussed in these attacks had been discussed in the ministry of defence about a month ago. it was hoped the houthis may desist giving the international warnings, the condemnation from the united nations. these attacks have gone ahead but they are politically controversial. rishi sunak, last night in downing street, had a goal with his cabinet. he also briefed the shadow defence secretary and the speaker of the house of commons, and by remote, the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer too. by remote, the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmertoo. people on the left of the labour party are saying this should not have happened without parliament being recalled. there is a danger, says the former shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell, setting the whole region alight. similar reaction from the snp, plaid cymru and the ulster unionists. it would be monday before mps have a chance to say what they think. interestingly, one former conservative minister, neil o'brien, said he is not necessarily against

this, and social media, but he did wonder what success would look like, how you define it, and whether there was a risk in britain getting dragged into something that was much bigger. thank you. president biden has warned of possible further measures to ensure the free flow of commerce in the red sea. we're joined now by our news correspondent will vernon who's in the us capital, washington. good morning. we saw in the report of the images that have been released of some of the us aircraft taking off from aircraft carriers. what else have they said about the scale of the operation and what might happen next?— scale of the operation and what might happen next? well, president biden, in his — might happen next? well, president biden, in his statement _ might happen next? well, president biden, in his statement area, - might happen next? well, president biden, in his statement area, said . biden, in his statement area, said there attacks were carried out successfully. he said with a of who the targets. we then heard from the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, who said the strikes had targeted the who these drone and missile

capabilities. —— houthis. he said the intention was to disrupt the houthis' attack on international shipping. for many weeks us officials have said a series of stark warnings to the enemy group that there will be serious consequences of these attacks do not stop. and remember, this is targeting one of the most important trade routes in the world. the houthis did not heed those warnings. the attacks continued. as of yesterday the us military said they were 27 attacks on international shipping since mid—november. i think now we are seeing the consequences of that. i expect there will be some criticism of president biden and his decision to authorise those strikes here in washington. after all, this is a crucial election year and many americans do not want to see their country embroiled in another war in the middle east. but i think the

narrative from us officials in the coming days will be very much that this was a multilateral, international coalition, embarking on a defensive mission, really, to protect international shipping and protect international shipping and protect lives. thank you very much. that is a look at the situation from washington. full coverage this morning of everything to do with that military action that we have seen launched overnight. the time now is just coming up to nine minutes past six. naga, you have more on the post office inquiry. the focus does change from day to day and week to week. absolutely. today the inquiry will turn its attention to the failure by the post office to hand over documents on time. hundreds of sub—postmasters were convicted after the faulty software made it look as if money had gone missing. our business correspondent ben king has the latest. this inquiry has been going on for more than three years, but there has never been interest like this. the fancy new computer system that they've spent an arm and a leg on is faulty.

no one else has ever reported any problems with horizon. the itv drama, mr bates versus the post office, brought the plight of the subpostmasters to the nation's attention like never before. i swear by almighty god. yesterday we heard from investigator stephen bradshaw, who said he had never been told horizon was faulty. you have shown in your evidence today that you are prepared to be aggressive. you tell people in interviews to get up earlier. other people have described you as very confrontational. this is the way you behaved, doesn't it? that's not correct, no. do you accept you behaved unprofessionally? no. do you accept that it was part of the culture within the investigation team to intimidate and abuse subpostmasters? no, no. a phone call will be made to arrange an interview at a convenient time and date. watching at home was pauline, who ran a post office near sunderland, and was given a criminal conviction for false accounting.

it feels quite just that they get a bit of their own medicine, that they should answer for their... ..for their attitude and their behaviour. today's session will look at whether the post office's lawyers are handing over documents on time. the inquiry has been delayed multiple times before by late disclosures of documents. is it appropriate...? sir wynn williams, the chair of the inquiry, has called it grossly unsatisfactory. we will accept your plea, but only if you don't blame horizon. the post office said, "we have absolutely no interest in delay", and called the disclosure process extremely challenging, involving around 70 million documents. and the inquiry continues next week, when employees of fujitsu, the company which built the horizon system which started all this trouble, are due to appear. ben king, bbc news. a pilot scheme allowing cases in family courts in england and wales to be reported in greater detail, is being extended. under the approach,

journalists can cover proceedings as they unfold — as they do in criminal trials — and families can speak to reporters without risking punishment for contempt of court. 19 of the 43 family court centres in england and wales will be part of the pilot. ukraine's president zelensky has used his tour of the baltic states to attampt to bolster further support, including urging western allies to provide more air defence weapons and to release military aid. his plea follows heavy aerial bombardments from russia in recent weeks, as kyiv�*s counter—offensive appears to have stalled. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says "hypocrisy and lies" are behind accusations of genocide in gaza. south african lawyers have made the claims at the international court ofjustice, and called for an immediate end to the military offensive. israel has rejected the accusations as baseless, and will offer its defence today. president biden�*s son, hunter biden, has pleaded not guilty to charges of tax evasion in a federal court in los angeles. if convicted, mr biden could face

up to 17 years in prison. he was released on bail, on condition that he doesn't drink, take drugs or buy firearms. three seal pups that were found injured and hungry on cornish beaches in october, have been returned to the wild after making a full recovery. the trio, called penne, spaghetti bolognese and gnocchi, were released into the sea at sidmouth, having gained more than 30 kilograms each during rehabilitation. they had spent the last two months at a wildlife centre in east sussex. sarah is taking a look at the weather. did you enjoy those names? absolutely gorgeous. love it. fusilier, maybe?— absolutely gorgeous. love it. fusilier, maybe? absolutely gorgeous. love it. fusilier, ma be? ~ ., . , ., fusilier, maybe? what recipe do you have today when _ fusilier, maybe? what recipe do you have today when it _ fusilier, maybe? what recipe do you have today when it comes _ fusilier, maybe? what recipe do you have today when it comes to - fusilier, maybe? what recipe do you have today when it comes to the - have today when it comes to the weather? it have today when it comes to the weather? , . . , have today when it comes to the weather? , ., ., , weather? it is a fairly calm picture- — weather? it is a fairly calm

picture. good _ weather? it is a fairly calm picture. good morning. - weather? it is a fairly calm | picture. good morning. not weather? it is a fairly calm - picture. good morning. not quite as cold and frosty as it has been in recent morning still chilly feel. dry for most but i think any sunshine will be fairly limited. that is down to the fact we have high pressure holding onto the weather. the winds coming in from the atlantic around that high pressure, drifting in from the north sea. some clearer spells out there, particularly across parts of scotland, where temperatures are lowest. we have a frosty start. sunshine to compensate. brightness breaking through for northern ireland, western parts of england and wales. for central and eastern england and scotland to we will keep a lot of that cloud. most of us around six to 7 degrees. colder in scotland. through this evening and tonight you will notice this area of rain moving in from the north. this is a weather front heading on across parts of scotland. that would bring light rain, perhaps now high ground.

further south largely dry. it frost developing tonight with many seeing those temperatures falling down a few degrees lower than last night. through today the weather front brings a few spots of light rain tomorrow. northern ireland, north wales, the midlands as well. more sunshine developing to the north of that. brighterskies. a sunshine developing to the north of that. brighter skies. a lot of cloud towards the south. temperatures six towards the south. temperatures six to 74 towards the south. temperatures six to 7a most of us on saturday. the chance of asunder into next week that we will see something a little more cold. the next couple of days looking a little bit milder than they have been. we will take it while it lasts. thank you. the prince of wales has surprised the former rugby league players rob burrow and kevin sinfield by awarding them with their cbes at headingley stadium in leeds, in front of family and friends. prince william praised their fundraising efforts and commitment to raising awareness of motor neurone disease. i should warn you that graham satchell�*s report includes some flashing images.

rob burrow, arriving at headingley stadium, home of the leeds rhinos. his dad, geoff, knows this will be quite a day. it's very special, and it's a bit surreal, you know. it's not really sunk in yet, but, you know, after today it'll sink in and we'll all start to realise what a great honor it is for both of them. rob and his family are about to meet prince william. rob's daughters, macy and maya, nervous practising their courtesies. the girls have organised goody bags for prince william's children — woolly hats, tops and a book. big day, and i'm very honored that we get the chance to meet him. and it's a day i'll never, like, forget. prince william is here to thank rob and his team mate kevin sinfield for raising awareness of motor neurone disease. i don't know how much of a surprise it is that i'm here! good to see you. first, there's a brief tour.

it is informal, intimate. who's got the most tries out of you two? oh, him, by long way. by a long way. i think he knows that as well. yeah. is he laughing? yeah, he is. he's laughing, yeah. it is amaizng what you to have done, honestly, the amount of money you've raised and the profile you've done for mnd is just phenomenal. it really is. and you should be so proud, both of you, of what you've done. it's completely elevated it to another level. is there anything you want people to know about living with mnd? hopefully, through the campaigning - we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd, _ to give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease and lookl after those with mnd until we have a cure. | you've got such a great support network around you, rob, between lindsay and the children. how has their support, love, influenced your outlook and ability to cope with mnd? i am fortunate to have a wonderful wife, three beautiful children, - a loving family and lot of friends, and enjoyed an incredible careerl in a sport i love. i have been fortunate through mnd ito have been able to help others, i

and that is something j that i am proud to do. you probably have to be quite fearless, though, rob, because, you know, you're not the tallest guy playing rugby, so that must have been — and some big guys playing? when you are my size, you learn . pretty early on that it is best . to keep going and run as fast as you can so the big fellas . couldn't get hold of me. rob burrow is a rugby league legend. the pocket rocket, who won title after title, kevin sinfield at his side all the way. i suppose you have been good days and bad days, but yeah... - when rob was diagnosed in 2019, kev was there again to give his support. rob's honesty and openness about the condition has been an inspiration to the whole mnd community.

kevin sinfield has undertaken a series of gruelling challenges, running marathon after marathon. together, they've raised more than £15 million for mnd research. he made sure that we crossed the finish line together. - he knew i would never let him forget if i beat him to the line. _ but technically, you did actually beat him to the line, didn't you, rob? because you're in front of him! as their meeting ends, a surprise. but i brought your cbes up here today, and i thought i might give them to you, if that's ok, whilst you're in your home up in leeds, surrounded by your family and friends. congratulations. and for all the inspirational work you've done, rob. you've been amazing, you really have. and everyone is so proud of you. i have been following your case and all the money you've been raising. and you will change people's lives with mnd from what you've done. we're all so proud of you. and once the honours have been done, time for maya and macy to present their gifts. oh, you're so sweet, guys. thank you so much. look, it's the book.

oh, fantastic. i've not seen this book yet. to be alongside rob, and sharing the day together, to represent the mnd community again, ourteam, bbc breakfast, everyone who's been a part of the effort since rob got diagnosed in december 2019, has played a huge part in raising funds and awareness for this beautiful community. so, yeah, i feel massively humbled to be here today, but i feel pretty proud that i'm representing a great community too. smile. he was lovely with the children and i think genuinely, he had a genuine interest in the work that rob and kevin had done, and the campaign and raising the awareness. so it was just such an honour to meet him and such a lovely — i think he'll be a great future king. i was so excited and we were, as you can tell, really nervous to meet him. we've probably never been that shy before, but it was just an honour. and it'll be a memory

we'll neverforget. yeah. what did you think? it was really good because. because i can pass this on in years that i've seen the future. king and it was just amazing. a day to remember for two extraordinary men, given the royal seal of approval for fighting the cruellest of diseases. graeme satchell, bbc news, leeds. congratulations. let's take a look at today's papers. a number of them, including the daily telegraph, lead on strikes by the us and uk on houthi rebels in yemen. the paper says the decision followed a day of "frenetic behind—the—scenes activity in whitehall". the i also leads on the story, focusing on the uk's goal of protecting food shipping through the red sea. the daily mirror leads with a picture of rob burrow and kevin sinfield being presented with cbes by the prince of wales. he praised theirfundraising efforts

for motor neurone disease and is quoted telling the pair, "we are all so proud of you". the east coast of england has been battered in the recent storms, with strong winds, heavy rain and high waves contributing to coastal erosion. large chunks of the cliffs at danes bike near bridlington have fallen onto the beach below, and much of the area remains unstable. our reporter leanne brown has more. quick, quick! a few rocks start to fall. then onlookers witness a dramatic scene. come on! 0h. oh, my god! a huge piece of the cliff here at danes dyke crashes to the floor.

i heard a strange cracking sound and with that a lot of mud came down, like a huge mudslide. just really shocking because you don't expect to see that. and there's more to come, as people watch in amazement. it was like being in a movie or something. it was just really deafening, especially when the cliff came down. it was just — we assumed, we looked around because we thought other people must have heard that. but then, of course, there was nobody else on the beach. it was just us. but it was, yeah, the sound was just deafening, so loud. all the way along this coastline, you can see where the cliffs are slipping. there are huge piles of rubble and soil. and while we've been filming here, bits of mud have been trickling down onto the beach. yeah, a lot of mudslides off the clifftop.

i mean, if it's particularly wet and windy, then we don't get too close to cliffs. it's a sight to see actually, when it does happen. just at thornwick bay, ijust happened to be there when, wow, itjust came down into a big pile at the bottom. the cliffs have become more unstable due to recent heavy rain, and there are warnings there could be more to come. once you have one landslide, the cliff then becomes more unstable for a short while afterwards, leading to more landslides. and with the weather forecast for next week predicting very, very cool temperatures, we're going to see a thing called freeze thaw action, where all that water that's trapped in the rocks and soil freezes, and when it freezes, it expands. after the cold weather goes, that water melts again and we may see it a short increase in the amount of rock fall again. people are being advised to not walk near the bottom or along the top of the cliffs. and scientists say in the future this will be a more common danger and we'll get used to seeing

such a spectacular scene. seeing that, it is almost like one of the things you would like to witness in real life. but as they are filming they take a step back because even though they are far away it is quite frightening to witness. it is the noise as well. really terrifying. still to come on breakfast... gladiators returns to our screens this weekend, when a brave set of contenders take on the ultimate test of speed and strength. we'll bejoined by gladiators dynamite and apollo just before eight. i think you would be good at the, you know, kicking off the gladiators. i thought you were going to do it there. do you really think that? ok, you do. really? maybe we will build up to it.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning and welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the mayor of london has said brexit is dragging down the capital's economy, during his annual address at mansion house in the city of london. sadiq khan called for a new settlement with the eu, but the government insists the uk economy has grown faster since brexit in comparison to other eu countries. the hard—line version of brexit we've ended up with is dragging our economy down and pushing up the cost of living. it's making food more expensive, it's adding to the pressures on households and it's having an ongoing detrimental impact on industries that are crucial to our success — hospitality, construction and financial services.

detectives investigating the discovery of a body in a shopping centre car park in east london have charged a man with murder. the metropolitan police say they are still trying to establish who the victim is after he was found in a car outside the stratford centre on tuesday night. a north london cemetery has been threatened with closure after two government—ordered inspections found remains were being unlawfully disturbed during the burial process. government ministers have applied for an order to stop burials at tottenham park cemetery in enfield, which is one of the largest turkish graveyards in the uk. a closure would prevent future burials on the site, except for in reserved plots. transport for london's least frequent bus route has won a reprieve. the 347, which runs just four times a day between romford and ockenden stations, had been under threat as part of a shake—up of the network in havering. but following a public consultation

which received nearly 9,000 responses, tfl says it'll continue to operate the route. let's take a look at the tubes. a minor delay on the central line. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it's not feeling quite so cold this morning. temperatures above zero, thanks to the cloud. it is going to stay largely overcast today. a few brighter spells developing. high pressure still in charge, but it's still feeding in this rather cloudy picture. one of two spots of light rain, some drizzle in this cloud, as well, but that should diminish through the afternoon. a few brighter spells, perhaps. noticeable northeasterly breeze and temperatures between 6—8 celsius. for this evening, overnight, again, it's going to stay largely cloudy. it should stay dry. we could see one or two breaks in the cloud — if we get that, the temperature potentially dropping back down to zero. perhaps a little bit of frost first thing tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, saturday, it is looking largely dry. we've got a front sinking south, bringing cloud, but some bright spells.

for sunday, a couple of fronts that will start to move south. as a result, we get back that cold blast of arctic air. so waking up to a frost on monday morning, but should be dry with a bit of sunshine. that's it. there's more on the bbc news app and there will be regular bulletins on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we can bring you up—to—date with what is going on. rishi sunak and us presidentjoe biden have confirmed air strikes against houthi targets have taken place in yemen. the iran—backed rebels have been attacking commercial shipping routes in the red sea. the us air force said 60 targets in 16 locations were the focus of the co—ordinated military action.

the ministry of defence has released these images of four raf typhoons taking off from cyprus, before conducting air strikes using laser—guided bombs. we're joined now by lord dannatt, former head of the british army. thank you forjoining us. your immediate impressions as we have the news in the last 12 hours?— news in the last 12 hours? clearly, the government _ news in the last 12 hours? clearly, the government has _ news in the last 12 hours? clearly, the government has taken - news in the last 12 hours? clearly, the government has taken the - the government has taken the decision, careful decision in conjunction with the americans to endeavour to limit the damage to international shipping going on as a result of houthi activity in the red sea. i would say whenever we commit british forces in operations it is worth remembering the men and women taking part. and saluting their courage and supporting what they are doing. from the government point of

view, escalation across the region is the risk but it has decided in conjunction with the americans that taking action against the houthis is important to limit the damage to international shipping as a result of houthi activity in the red sea. with your experience and knowing the aim here, do you have an impression, idea of the timescale of how long this will last in order to achieve what both the us and uk have said they want to achieve? i what both the us and uk have said they want to achieve?— they want to achieve? i think it will depend — they want to achieve? i think it will depend on _ they want to achieve? i think it will depend on the _ they want to achieve? i think it will depend on the quality - they want to achieve? i think it will depend on the quality of i will depend on the quality of intelligence behind the actions carried out so far. provided us and uk intelligence sources are sufficiently clear, they know where bases are that the houthis have been launching missiles and drones against shipping, then there is the possibility actions being taken and probably over the next few days, as

well. �* ., , ., probably over the next few days, as well. ~ ., , ., ., well. apologies we had sound from video we were _ well. apologies we had sound from video we were playing _ well. apologies we had sound from video we were playing if— well. apologies we had sound from video we were playing if that - well. apologies we had sound from video we were playing if that three | video we were playing if that three you are. in terms of the legitimacy of this and any other support, shipping lanes which have been affected and have seen many suppliers re—route, adding days to shipping times, is there any other support in terms of other countries, or is this doing to be a two country effort? i or is this doing to be a two country effort? , ., ., or is this doing to be a two country effort? , . ., ,., or is this doing to be a two country effort? , ., ., ,., ., effort? i understand that so far other countries _ effort? i understand that so far other countries are _ effort? i understand that so far other countries are involved, . effort? i understand that so far. other countries are involved, not directly in terms of aircraft, warships, delivering explosive ordnance but giving passive support and probably contributing to the intelligence picture. it is important. the americans are the world's most powerful country. they could do these things on their own but is always a case the legitimacy is improved if they conduct

operations with allies. let's not forget the uk and us are five of the permanent members of the security council so there is a responsibility for permanent members to take action to protect world interests. in this case, the fragility of world chains of supply are being exposed by what is going on in the red sea and therefore it makes sense action is taken to ensure world trade can continue, prices do not increase and production and retail can continue as uninterrupted as possible. there have been international _ as uninterrupted as possible. there have been international tensions. iran has been a factor. how will this play out in terms of iran on the global stage and relations with the global stage and relations with the us, particularly as well as the uk? , , , the us, particularly as well as the uk? ,, , ., ., uk? this is the big calculation. if we switch a _ uk? this is the big calculation. if we switch a moment _ uk? this is the big calculation. if we switch a moment looking - uk? this is the big calculation. if- we switch a moment looking towards israel and gaza, diplomats have

worked hard to keep that conflict contained within the immediate region of israel and gaza. iran has its hand over this. it supports the houthis, hezbollah, hamas, and it is calculations of preventing wider in the israel gaza conflict and across the israel gaza conflict and across the region so it is a calculation whether the action against the houthis to prevent disruption to shipping in the red sea is going to play into de—escalation or run the risk of escalating. the risk of escalation, one has to hope this is calculated by intelligence and will be surgical and swift to eradicate the problem in the red sea and therefore emphasis can go back on keeping the israel and gaza conflict as contained as possible. escalation is something _ as contained as possible. escalation is something that _ as contained as possible. escalation is something that is _ as contained as possible. escalation is something that is being _ as contained as possible. escalation is something that is being tackled i is something that is being tackled by many. we had conservative mps

asking how far we need to go to achieve the aims of making sure shipping lanes are safe. there is no indication that houthis will stop what they are doing. what does escalation look like to you? escalation, i think what has already happened over the past 12 hours is an escalation, a very clear attempt to eradicate the houthis' military capability to strike international shipping in the red sea. it is a clear, limited aim. one has to hope that it clear, limited aim. one has to hope thatitis clear, limited aim. one has to hope that it is sufficiently intelligence led that it can be effective and quite quickly. the danger is it will linger and become another zone of conflict across the world, and the wider issue of the middle east crisis has then escalated. one has to hope it is calculated,

intelligence led activity that will have an effect quickly and restore international shipping to use the red sea as opposed to going around the very expensive cape of good hope route. . ~' ,. , the very expensive cape of good hope route. . ~ ,. , . a lot of people take out car loans how can you make sure you are treated fairly? the financial conduct authority says it's investigating. peter is here to tell us more. people will be interested as to whether they have had fair deals. the majority of new and used car sales use finance and when you hear there might be some overcharging and possibly compensation, everyone pays attention. good morning. the financial regulator said it wants to take a look at car loans agreed before 2021 to see if there was potential

widespread overcharging. this is all to do with what are called discretionary commission arrangements. basically, some car loan lenders allowed the car broker or dealer to choose or adjust the interest rate drivers were charged. some brokers were paid more in commission if the interest rate was higher, so there was an incentive to make the loan more expensive for customers. these arrangements were banned by the regulator in 2021. at the time, it said the ban would save drivers a collective £165 million a year. but the question is were drivers overcharged before the ban came in? 10,000 complaints have already been made and, because the regulator has decided in two examples there was overcharging, it now expects many more complaints that could make

the system impossible to manage. the complaints process has been paused while an investigation happens. if that finds a widespread problem, then the regulator might put in a new, simpler system to compensate people. how many people could this involve and what should you do if you think you're caught up? let's speak to stuart masson, a motoring expert. we have the decision from the regulator. how much of a surprise was it? it took some by surprise. good morning. it was a surprise. these finance agreements were banned in 2021 and most thought that would be the end of that. that brokers and dealers were no longer able to earn more commission by charging more interest and that would be the end of that. but there have been

thousands of complaints. car finance companies have rejected most saying they have done nothing wrong. a number of those complaints were taken to the financial ombudsman i did a couple of cases recently the ombudsman agreed customers were treated unfairly and there is now concern it will open the floodgates to thousands and thousands of more claims. ., ,._ to thousands and thousands of more claims. ., ., , ., claims. you say thousands and thousands. _ claims. you say thousands and thousands, give _ claims. you say thousands and thousands, give us— claims. you say thousands and thousands, give us an - claims. you say thousands and thousands, give us an idea - claims. you say thousands and thousands, give us an idea of. claims. you say thousands and i thousands, give us an idea of how many deals at the time were made with these commission arrangements? millions of carfinance with these commission arrangements? millions of car finance agreements are taken out every year by private customers. the majority of these agreements are likely to be in used cars. where the dealer and finance company will vary the amount of interest offered as part of the loan. what happened was the nan�*s company would tell the dealer they would accept a loan at for example 7% but the dealer had the discretion

to maybe increase it to say 10% and they would make more money and the finance company would make more money if they thought the customer would be able to pay it. there could be millions of cases that fall under this area. ~ ., , i. be millions of cases that fall under this area. ~ ., , ., this area. millions. so if you are thinkin: this area. millions. so if you are thinking this _ this area. millions. so if you are thinking this could _ this area. millions. so if you are thinking this could be _ this area. millions. so if you are thinking this could be me, - this area. millions. so if you are thinking this could be me, it - this area. millions. so if you are thinking this could be me, it is i this area. millions. so if you are | thinking this could be me, it is a complex system. how do you know if you are potentially involved in what should you do at the moment? it is likel to should you do at the moment? it is likely to be — should you do at the moment? it is likely to be more _ should you do at the moment? it 3 likely to be more underused than new cars. new cars are offered at a particular rate and you are either accepted or declined. if it is not an advertised offer, there is a good chance the rate would depend on your situation and what was offered by the dealer and finance company. you need to look at your agreement, speak to the finance company if you do not have documentation and ask if there was a discretionary commission payable under your agreement and if there was, you might have cause to

complain. there was, you might have cause to comlain. . ~ i. there was, you might have cause to comlain. . ~' ,. ., , there was, you might have cause to comlain. . . , , complain. thank you. so many people will have questions. _ later in the programme, we'll be speaking to the regulator that's in charge of this investigation. so get in touch if you want to share your experience or if you have any questions. you can get in touch with us in all the usual ways, thank you. i imagine a lot of people will get in touch. it will be interesting to see what the regulator says. the investigation has been paused. we need to wait and we will find that out later. the number of people with measles in the west midlands is at its highest rate since the mid—1990s. health officials say there have been 133 cases in the area since october — the highest number since the two—dose measles, mumps and rubella jab was rolled out. parts of birmingham and the black country have among the lowest vaccination rates in the uk. our reporter kevin reide has more. at the frederick bird academy,

pupils were being vaccinated after an outbreak before christmas left two children in hospital. the school is taking the disease very seriously. public health got in touch with us and recommended that we run a vaccination programme quickly. so we ran that vaccination clinic and we went from around 40% vaccination to around just under 80% vaccination. there's been an alarming spike in cases in both coventry and birmingham, which already appears to be surpassing a previous surge in 2018. measles is highly infectious. ifjust one child has the disease in an unvaccinated classroom, then it's likely to spread to 17 other children. butjust two doses of the mmr vaccine gives almost 100% immunity. frederick bird is one of the most diverse schools in the uk. 47 languages are spoken here, but cultural misunderstandings in the wider community can affect attitudes.

there are some muslim communities who have concerns around mmr because one of the mmr vaccines does have ingredients derived from pork. however, there are other vaccines available that do not have any pork or pork derivative ingredients in them, which are perfectly safe to be given for those of a muslim faith or other background who don't want any pork or animal products in their vaccine. can you be brave for two seconds? misinformation on social media and sometimes even fear of needles is another issue, especially for this ten—year—old. that little one said to me, if you hug me, mrs husband, i think i can do it. so the nurses were absolutely superb in facilitating us to be able to have a cuddle with her head turned away so that the needle could go in. she was delighted with herself for going through it. it was quick and it didn't hurt. so i was scared it will hurt. i so that's why i was so scared. it's quite normal for some

of our children to come down and feel a little bit anxious about having a vaccination with us. but the team are all really experienced in dealing with nervous children or anybody who is afraid of needles. meanwhile, even the headteacher had his jab today. having it located at the school, i think has helped as well in terms of getting the community and all the children and as many children as possible as vaccinated, so, yeah, really good. so frederick bird academy is having some success in its vaccination programme and the two children who ended up in hospital have made full recoveries. kevin reide, bbc news, coventry. we'rejoined now by dr mamoona tahir from the uk health security agency. what is your analysis of what is happening in the west midlands? goad happening in the west midlands? good morninu. we happening in the west midlands? good morning. we have _ happening in the west midlands? (13mm morning. we have seen a number of cases increasing in the west midlands since the past year and cases have increased gradually but since october, there has been a

massive increase in the number of cases, much more than we have seen in the last ten years. we saw cases increase in london and yorkshire. we had outbreaks in yorkshire and humber but in the west midlands since october around 133 confirmed cases. �* ' ~ since october around 133 confirmed cases. �* ',,, since october around 133 confirmed cases. , . , cases. and 96 cases in the west midlands- _ cases. and 96 cases in the west midlands. are _ cases. and 96 cases in the west midlands. are you _ cases. and 96 cases in the west midlands. are you able - cases. and 96 cases in the west midlands. are you able to - cases. and 96 cases in the west. midlands. are you able to directly attributed that to people not having vaccinations?— vaccinations? most likely that is the situation _ vaccinations? most likely that is the situation because _ vaccinations? most likely that is the situation because uptake, . vaccinations? most likely that is i the situation because uptake, the cases are in communities with low uptake of the mmr vaccine. most cases have been cases in people who have not had two doses of mmr. and have not had two doses of mmr. and wh is have not had two doses of mmr. and why is there a failure of persuasion in those communities to get people vaccinated? it is in those communities to get people vaccinated? , ., ., ._ vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as _ vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as to what _

vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as to what is _ vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as to what is leading i vaccinated? it is hard to say with. certainty as to what is leading this decline in the uptake. most likely, we saw uptake of childhood vaccination go down in covid but thatis vaccination go down in covid but that is recovering now. we have seen people hesitant because also there may be concerns about vaccine having pork products. muslim communities for instance would have stopped taking the vaccine. it is a combination of factors may be leading to that poor uptake. thank ou ve leading to that poor uptake. thank you very much- — leading to that poor uptake. thank you very much. health _ leading to that poor uptake. thank you very much. health protection i you very much. health protection consultants. here's sarah. a lot of people, do you know what? it is cold outside but not as cold as at the start of the week. but we should appreciate what is happening

now in terms of the temperature? yes. whether or not you are a lover of cold and snow, things will go up and down over the next few days in terms of temperature. today we have a mild interlude and temperature is still below average but not as cold for most as recent days with not as much frost and ice but quite a lot of cloud which keeps temperatures dropping to five. the wind around this area of high pressure from the atlantic, drawing on moisture, especially in eastern parts. a cloudy day in central and eastern england, northern scotland. some clear skies in much of scotland where we have the lowest temperature this morning. they could be some fog lingering. brighter spells perhaps in northern ireland and western parts of england and wales but most have temperatures 6—8. still colder in parts of scotland, particularly where there is lingering mist.

tonight weather front moves in bringing rain to parts of scotland overnight. clear spells either side. we are likely to see frost. probably colder tonight than last night. saturday, a fair amount of dry weather. some showers where the weather. some showers where the weather front moves across northern ireland and perhaps north wales and the midlands. brighter to the north and some showers and some breezy conditions across the north of scotland. temperatures below average. 5—8 tomorrow so not as cold. then all change from sunday and into next week. we have some colder weather on the cards with a chance snow. for some particular across northern scotland the chance of snow showers. the middle part of next week, a chance we could see wetter weather in the south. if temperatures are cold enough, some of that could fall as snow. we expect a drop in temperature next week which could bring the chance of

snow showers and possible disruption for some of us. we are updated, we know, we are warned, it is good. it can feel you spend a lot of your time online. and it can feel you are constantly filling in passwords and then you forget them and you think of new ones. and then you forget them again because you are told not to store them in certain places so you end up forgetting. do you do that? a lot of people have one password. do not do that. that is a bad thing. major tech and internet firms have started turning to passkeys — a no—password solution. which uses biometrics or device pins to protect our accounts online. that needs some explaining. our cyber correspondent, joe tidy, can tell us more. pass key. passkey. passkeys. you may not yet have heard of them, but passkeys are the future of how

we stay safe online. dozens of internet businesses, large and small, are hoping this new bit of tech will finally kill off the password. so what are passkeys and why are they a step up from what we've been doing all these years? well, if you think about an online service as a door, you get in by putting in your password or a passcode. but this is obviously insecure as all a fraudster needs is the code or password and they're in. a passkey acts a little bit like a key card. it checks who i am as well as if i have the right code. but with passkeys, it's all done on a device and with clever encryption. setting up a passkey takes a few minutes. the online service asks you to verify your identity using your device. it's not hard, but it is more of a hassle than setting up a username and password like we've always done. so why is this huge shift taking place and is it worth it? well, it's because passwords are, and always have been, a terrible way to keep us safe.

corrie macy is a hacker for the good guys. she's been breaking into computer networks for companies for years to help them improve defences. people are really bad when they create passwords. nine out of ten times when i go into an environment and i try the password "summer2023" or "winter2023" — you're going to get a few accounts. we find that people frequently use seated passwords — that's the first password that they made and, then, across every platform, they'lljust change it a very minuscule amount. passwords can, of course, be made more secure. my password manager needs an authentication code. it's no surprise that the cybersecurity world has largely failed to get the general public to jump through the hoops needed to make passwords safe. so, now, whether we like it or not, the future of logging in online is through our phones with thumbprints, pin codes and, increasingly, facial id. no system will ever fully be hacker—proof, but passkeys do mean

that the future's brighter for our lives online. joe tidy, bbc news. a lot of information in nappies. we're joined now by technology expert tom cheesewright. do you want to break it down for us? if someone has watched nappies, tell me again what a passkey is.- me again what a passkey is. imagine if ou set me again what a passkey is. imagine if you set no — me again what a passkey is. imagine if you set up an _ me again what a passkey is. imagine if you set up an account _ me again what a passkey is. imagine if you set up an account with - me again what a passkey is. imagine if you set up an account with a - if you set up an account with a website it creates a unique lock that can be only unlocked by a long number, 10,000 character long number, 10,000 character long number, the unique answer to a mathematical problem. that is stored on your device and can only be unlocked by your face, on your device and can only be unlocked by yourface, fingerprint or some other way the device knows it is used so you do not have to remember the password. the unique answer is released when it knows it is you and the website knows you have your device and it knows one think about you, it knows there is biometric data such as your face or fingerprint, and only then does it

release the unique answer to let you win. to release the unique answer to let you win. ., , , win. to use the passkey, i will need to have done _ win. to use the passkey, i will need to have done a _ win. to use the passkey, i will need to have done a fingerprint _ win. to use the passkey, i will need to have done a fingerprint on - win. to use the passkey, i will need to have done a fingerprint on my . to have done a fingerprint on my phone and i will have to do that every time in order to get to the passkey to enter the website? you never see the _ passkey to enter the website? ym. never see the passkey. you just put your thumb print on the phone and the website unlocks.— your thumb print on the phone and the website unlocks. everything else is handled by — the website unlocks. everything else is handled by the _ the website unlocks. everything else is handled by the machine. - the website unlocks. everything else is handled by the machine. in - the website unlocks. everything else is handled by the machine. in the . is handled by the machine. in the morning, to get the phone going i use my thumb print. somebody gets hold of my phone and has access to everything. hold of my phone and has access to eve hint. , , hold of my phone and has access to everything-— everything. only if they have your thumbprint- _ everything. only if they have your thumbprint. but _ everything. only if they have your thumbprint. but i _ everything. only if they have your thumbprint. but i have _ everything. only if they have your thumbprint. but i have done - everything. only if they have your thumbprint. but i have done it. thumbprint. but i have done it alread . thumbprint. but i have done it already- it _ thumbprint. but i have done it already. it locks _ thumbprint. but i have done it already. it locks again - thumbprint. but i have done it already. it locks again and - thumbprint. but i have done itj already. it locks again and you thumbprint. but i have done it - already. it locks again and you have to re-enter — already. it locks again and you have to re-enter it _ already. it locks again and you have to re-enter it every _ already. it locks again and you have to re-enter it every now _ already. it locks again and you have to re-enter it every now and - already. it locks again and you have to re-enter it every now and again. | to re—enter it every now and again. every time i enter a site? it depends how secure the site is. your bank will challenge you regularly to ensure it is you for example. you use our ensure it is you for example. you use your thumbprint or passcode when you turn on your phone. but it

locks. we're not going to about mine. what if you do not want to use a thumbprint?— what if you do not want to use a thumbrint? ., , y., thumbprint? you can use your face, stored pattern. _ thumbprint? you can use your face, stored pattern, lots _ thumbprint? you can use your face, stored pattern, lots of _ thumbprint? you can use your face, stored pattern, lots of ways. - thumbprint? you can use your face, stored pattern, lots of ways. can i stored pattern, lots of ways. can you use a pin? you can still use the pin but it means you do not have to store lots of passwords in your head, something we are bad at. we know the most common password is still 123456. ~ ., know the most common password is still 123456. . ., y ., know the most common password is still 123456. . ., ., still 123456. what if you forget our still 123456. what if you forget your phone? — still 123456. what if you forget your phone? you _ still 123456. what if you forget your phone? you can - still 123456. what if you forget your phone? you can set - still 123456. what if you forget your phone? you can set up i still 123456. what if you forget - your phone? you can set up another account and — your phone? you can set up another account and there _ your phone? you can set up another account and there will _ your phone? you can set up another account and there will be _ account and there will be alternative credentials. you will probably be logged into the most popular sites across multiple devices. maybe we have a tablet and desktop as well. in some cases the passkey will be synced. you lose the phone you can get in on other devices and reset things. when you get a new phone you can set up a new passkey there. i get a new phone you can set up a new passkey there-— passkey there. i thinki am being slow here which _ passkey there. i thinki am being slow here which is _

passkey there. i thinki am being slow here which is fine _ passkey there. i thinki am being slow here which is fine because i passkey there. i think i am being i slow here which is fine because we are here to figure it out. if i am on my laptop and do not have my phone and i want to get a website... increasingly the laptop can do all the things your phone can. increasingly laptops will recognise your face but otherwise a pin code. i still need other codes? absolutely but it might — i still need other codes? absolutely but it might be _ i still need other codes? absolutely but it might be a _ i still need other codes? absolutely but it might be a pin, _ i still need other codes? absolutely but it might be a pin, four- i still need other codes? absolutely but it might be a pin, four digits. i but it might be a pin, four digits. the website knows then two things, that you have the device, it cannot be hacked by someone else on the other side of the world because at least it knows you are, the person who owns the devices on the device. at the risk of sounding cynical. are these companies just doing it to make us safer, or are they going to make us safer, or are they going to make money? also, criminals have a habit of catching up pretty quickly with technology. i love the idea it is a cure for everything but then

after it is large, will you be back here? , ., , , ., here? there is no silver bullet for securi . here? there is no silver bullet for security. everything _ here? there is no silver bullet for security. everything can - here? there is no silver bullet for security. everything can be - here? there is no silver bullet for. security. everything can be hacked. this is more secure and savour. it tackles some of the biggest problems with security. 80% of breaches are about lost passwords. we have issues with people receiving e—mails with a dodgy link and they click through and pass on credentials. with a passkey that attack is eliminated. it is safer and easier to use and eliminates the biggest problems but nothing is perfectly secure. we eliminates the biggest problems but nothing is perfectly secure.- nothing is perfectly secure. we will watch and wait. _ nothing is perfectly secure. we will watch and wait. thank— nothing is perfectly secure. we will watch and wait. thank you. - nothing is perfectly secure. we will watch and wait. thank you. some i nothing is perfectly secure. we will. watch and wait. thank you. some news is just watch and wait. thank you. some news isjust domain. in the last few moments, we've heard that prime minister rishi sunak has arrived in kyiv for talks with president zelensky. it comes after the ukrainian leader called for more support from his allies, with decisions on fresh aid packages to kyiv stalled in the us and the european union.

you can see the pictures of that meeting. zelensky has recently completed a tour of the baltic states, during which he pleaded for more air defence systems amid an escalation of deadly russian strikes. the prime minister has said the uk's support for ukraine will not falter. and that there is an increase in military funding. this is going up to £2.5 billion, reportedly the largest ever commitment of drones. we understand an historic uk and ukraine agreement on security cooperation will be signed soon. the prime minister is meeting first responders dealing with the aftermath of russian bombings as part of the visit. and you can see those discussions as we speak are under way in ukraine.

we will be back at seven o'clock. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning and welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. detectives investigating the discovery of a body in a shopping centre car park in east london have charged a man with murder. the metropolitan police say they are still trying to establish who the victim is, after he was found in a car outside the stratford centre on tuesday night. council leaders in thurrock and kent county councils who jointly run a ferry crossing between tilbury and gravesend, are sent to meet in the coming months to discuss its future. it comes after the leader of thurrock council, andrewjefferies, insisted funding for the service has not been cut. the current contract between both authorities is due to expire in march, but mrjefferies says it's a valueable

service people rely on. it's not a statutory service, no. but it's really important to the people that use it. the alternative is for them to use the bridge and the tunnels — and we all know what that's like, living this area. they want to use the ferry and we're going to make sure the ferry is still able to be used. the government's applied for an order to stop any future burials at a cemetery in north london. it comes after two inspections found remains were being unlawfully disturbed during the burial process at tottenham park cemetery in enfield. it's one of the largest turkish graveyards in the uk, but the ministry ofjustice says the public would still be able to visit existing graves. transport for london's least frequent bus route has won a reprieve. the 347, which runs just four times a day between romford and ockenden stations, had been under threat as part of a shake—up of the network in havering. but following a public consultation, tfl says it'll continue

to operate the route. let's take a first look at how the tube is running this morning. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it's not feeling quite so cold this morning. temperatures above zero, thanks to the cloud. it is going to stay largely overcast today. a few brighter spells developing. high pressure still in charge, but it's still feeding in this rather cloudy picture. one of two spots of light rain, some drizzle in this cloud, as well, but that should diminish through the afternoon. a few brighter spells, perhaps. noticeable northeasterly breeze and temperatures between 6—8 celsius. for this evening, overnight, again, it's going to stay largely cloudy. it should stay dry. we could see one or two breaks in the cloud — if we get that, the temperature potentially dropping back down to zero. perhaps a little bit of frost first thing tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, saturday, it is looking largely dry.

we've got a front sinking south, bringing cloud, but some bright spells. for sunday, a couple of fronts that will start to move south. as a result, we get back that cold blast of arctic air. so waking up to a frost on monday morning, but should be dry with a bit of sunshine. that's it from me — there's more on the bbc news app, and there will be regular bulletins on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the uk and the united states have launched overnight strikes against houthi rebels in yemen — bombing more than 60 targets in 16 locations. it comes after weeks of attacks by the rebels on cargo

ships in the red sea, which is a key route for international trade. good morning. latest numbers on the state of the uk economy will be out in moments. this, as the bbc understands the government is concerned events in the red sea could impact the economic picture and how much we pay for oil and gas. the inquiry into the horizon computer scandal that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongly convicted, will today examine why the post office failed to hand over important documents on time. we'll hear from the women sharing their experiences of living with pelvic organ prolapse — in the hope of lifting the stigma around the health condition. good morning. it is not as cold and icy as it was earlier in the week but still a chilly day ahead. fairly cloudy. temperatures will drop again into next week. details coming shortly.

good morning. it's friday, 12th january. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the raf and us air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as "limited, necessary and proportionate action in self—defence". louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen's houthi rebels are a tribal

mountain militia that controls much of yemen and its red sea coast. they've declared their support for hamas in gaza, and since november they've been attacking ships in the red sea. britain, the us and un have all demanded a stop to the attacks. the uk government say they've been forced to act after giving repeated warnings. we cannot have a situation where a major sea route, a major ability to move goods around the world, is being cut off by terrorists and thugs, and we therefore must act. this was a houthi helicopter raid on a container ship in november, seizing the vessel and its crew and steering it back to yemen. the rebels have defied all warnings to stop targeting shipping. their attacks are having a global effect. around 15% of world trade passes through the nearby bab el—mandab strait. but now major shipping companies like bp and maersk are having to avoid the red sea altogether.

they're re—routing around the far side of africa, adding days to thejourney, and driving up costs in europe and elsewhere. the ministry of defence said the bombings followed houthi attacks on the hms diamond and us navy vessels on tuesday. in a statement, prime minister rishi sunak said the uk stands up for freedom and the free flow of trade, adding that the strikes were limited and necessary. this morning the us central command released this footage of military planes taking off from an aircraft carrier at sea. the us presidentjoe biden said the strikes were in direct response to unprecedented houthi attacks against international vessels in the red sea. the houthis, helped by iran, have plenty more missiles and have vowed to use them, which is why the us and uk say

they must now bear the consequences. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watson joins us now from downing street. the language that the prime minister is used includes limited but necessary, self defence. of course this is a joint operation with the united states. he came about that decision how quickly? iie united states. he came about that decision how quickly?— united states. he came about that decision how quickly? he did, by the decision how quickly? he did, by the decision very — decision how quickly? he did, by the decision very quickly. _ decision how quickly? he did, by the decision very quickly. it _ decision how quickly? he did, by the decision very quickly. it was - decision how quickly? he did, by the decision very quickly. it was taken i decision very quickly. it was taken last night here in downing street. he briefed his cabinet. he also briefed the shadow defence secretary, the speaker of the house of commons and by rote the labour leader at sir keir starmer. rishi sunak isjustifying this leader at sir keir starmer. rishi sunak is justifying this as an act of self defence because of the disruption to commercial shipping in the red sea. the costs associated with that. and he is suggesting that that level of disruption should not stand. he is in favour of a free

flow of trade and that is why britain is getting involved in this action, which is us led but supported by a number of other countries. he also says because of the support from the un, condemnation of these illegal attacks by the houthi rebels in yemen, this action isjustified. that said, although he took the action last night, he did not recall parliament, he did not brief mps. it seems likely they will be making —— you will be making a statement to parliament on monday and mps will have a chance to debate that then. that lack of consultation has been attacked by a number of opposition parties, the snp, plaid cymru, the liberal democrats. it has also been attacked from the left of the labour party. they are not simply saying parliament should be recalled. they said the action itself is not justified. former shadow chancellor john mcdonnell suggesting this action could set the region alight. certainly a controversial statement of the prime minister will make to

mps on monday. they may be some doubts on the conservative side. i would suspect or when this goes to a vote, with most conservative mps on site, rishi sunak will win. it was interesting that a former conservative minister, neil o'brien, was saying on social media that while he was not necessarily against this action, he wants to know effectively what success would look like in this mission, and is there a danger britain could get dragged into something much bigger? taste danger britain could get dragged into something much bigger? we will brina some into something much bigger? we will bring some of— into something much bigger? we will bring some of this _ into something much bigger? we will bring some of this up _ into something much bigger? we will bring some of this up with _ into something much bigger? we will bring some of this up with the - bring some of this up with the labour leader sir keir starmer at half past eight. separately, we understand rishi sunak has arrived in ukraine and there is an increase in ukraine and there is an increase in terms of spending for military support. what can you tell us? that's right. after that meeting here last night, and the conference call with his cabinet, he went to kyiv. there is a ukrainian flag flying from number 10. kyiv. there is a ukrainian flag

flying from number10. rishi kyiv. there is a ukrainian flag flying from number 10. rishi sunak had gone there soon after becoming prime minister. he has gone back to kyiv today with an offer of increased support, £2.5 billion in the next financial year, for ukraine. at least 200 million of that will be spent on thousands of drones. in addition to that, long—range missiles, and also a greater investment in air defence. rishi sunak himself will be meeting some of the people, the emergency services in kyiv, for example, who have had to try to clear the mess caused by russian attacks, russian missile strikes, and offer, of course, health care and emergency care to those affected by the conflict. thank you for the moment. iain watson. our security correspondent frank gardnerjoins us now. good morning. we are going to talk about the houthi rebels and this action that the uk is now involved in. it is worth saying that although this was widely expected, it is a

significant moment when a prime minister commits uk military personnel to military action? it is. personnelto military action? it is. definitel . personnelto military action? it is. definitely- i— personnelto military action? it is. definitely. i think _ personnelto military action? it is. definitely. i think by _ personnelto military action? it is. definitely. i think by last - personnel to military action? it 3 definitely. i think by last night we knew it was on the cards. it was all fairly obvious. anything britain was going to do it was going to do in concert with the americans. this would always be a us led operation. it was heavily signalled by grant shapps, the defence secretary, and by antony blinken, the us secretary of state, touring the region, saying, this is the final warning to the houthis, stop interfering with shipping or bear the consequences. there are two big questions. one is, how will the houthis react? they have already read the fine statements saying they will be a massive retribution to the us and britain in some form. and secondly, will it be... the answer is it will not be enough to deter them. there

is even a theory that the houthis were baiting the west, looking for a fight. they have got a lot of weapons, a lot of drones, a lot of missiles. they have been trained, armed and equipped by the iranians. iran denies it but the evidence is all there. and i don't think this is going to be a short, sharp thing. this could quite possibly go on for some time. when the saudis tried to dislodge the houthis back in 2015 by air strikes, dislodge the houthis back in 2015 by airstrikes, eight dislodge the houthis back in 2015 by air strikes, eight years on the houthis are still there. they are pretty resilient.— houthis are still there. they are pretty resilient. when we look at what rishi sunak _ pretty resilient. when we look at what rishi sunak said _ pretty resilient. when we look at what rishi sunak said this - pretty resilient. when we look at i what rishi sunak said this morning, he said of the united kingdom will always stand up for freedom of navigation, the free flow of trade. they are very quickly and obviously making the connection the reason we are doing this is because cargo, which will affect prices that has an effect on everybody, therein lies the reason?—

the reason? yeah. the shipping industry and — the reason? yeah. the shipping industry and the _ the reason? yeah. the shipping industry and the sort _ the reason? yeah. the shipping industry and the sort of - the reason? yeah. the shipping industry and the sort of freightl industry and the sort of freight container industry has been pushing for some kind of action for some time, because the us and britain had hoped that they had sent strong enough warnings to the houthis to stop these attacks. remember, the houthis's justification for this is that they are trying to alleviate the blockade of gaza and stop the war against hamas. but they have been targeting ships that have nothing to do with israel. so it is blatant maritime piracy. it is driving up prices. it is making the red sea passage extremely difficult. i passed through that passage myself on container ships when maritime piracy was at its height. it is pretty scary. for the crews doing thatjourney it is absolutely terrifying, because they don't know what is going to come out of that coast at them. i don't think we have heard the end of this. i don't think this will be putting the houthis backin this will be putting the houthis back in their box as some would like. ithink it is

back in their box as some would like. i think it is almost certain they will be planning some kind of retaliation using a combination of drones and missiles that have survived this attack, probably buried underground somewhere, hidden in tunnels. i think this could quite possibly go on for a few days, weeks, or even longer. frank, thank ou. at weeks, or even longer. frank, thank you- at half— weeks, or even longer. frank, thank you- at half past _ weeks, or even longer. frank, thank you. at half past seven _ weeks, or even longer. frank, thank you. at half past seven this - you. at half past seven this morning, just under 20 minutes, speaking to james heappey, the ministerfor armed forces. we have seen some of the images of the military action that has taken place. we will get an update at half past seven this morning. 30 minutes past seven. in the last few moments we have had figures on the state of the uk economy, monthly figures. these are worth keeping an eye on. peter is doing just that. eye on. peter is doinu 'ust that. peter is doing 'ust that. good morning. — peter is doing just that. good morning. these _ peter is doing just that. good morning. these are _ peter is doing just that. good morning. these are gdp - peter is doing just that. (scar. morning. these are gdp numbers for november about the uk economy, but often impacted by events elsewhere. when we talk about the economy and gdp, the way we measure how healthy the economy is, we care about

growth. growing gdp figure means business is doing well, jobs being created. no growth, generally bad news for business and jobs. within the last few moments we have had confirmation that in november the economy grew by 0.3%. helped by retail, a reduction in strike action and factories increasing production. these are just monthly figures. they don't have the full picture. we tend to care about three—month figures put together, a quarter. the government will be hoping that today's figures, that 0.3% growth, may prevent us from having two quarters of decline in a row, what we call a recession. the figures today do say the economy is still fragile. today another my my —— reminder there are big risks to our economy from abroad. the bbc understands the committee is concerned about ongoing attacks on ships in the red sea, believing it could shrink the economy. they are

preparing one scenario, which could see an increase in the cost of a barrel of oil. lots of ships are being diverted to a longer route. this could impact the cost of all sorts of products we buy. a reminder that 0.3% growth for the economy in november is often impacted by things happening elsewhere. the public inquiry into the horizon post office scandal continues today, looking into how hundreds of workers were prosecuted based on evidence from a faulty it system. chris jackson, a post office lawyer, is expected to give evidence this morning. he'll be questioned over claims that the post office failed to provide crucial documents on time, in an attempt to protect itself. a pilot scheme allowing cases in family courts in england and wales to be reported in greater detail, is being extended. under the approach, journalists can cover proceedings as they unfold — as they do in criminal trials — and families can speak to reporters without risking punishment for contempt of court. 19 of the 43 family court centres in england and wales will be part of the pilot.

israel is set to respond to accusations of genocide against the palestinian people in gaza. south african lawyers made the claims at the international court ofjustice, and called for an immediate end to the military offensive. israel has rejected the accusations as "hypocrisy and lies". president biden's son, hunter biden, has pleaded not guilty to charges of tax evasion in a federal court in los angeles. if convicted, mr biden could face up to 17 years in prison. he was released on bail, on condition that he doesn't drink, take drugs or buy firearms. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. i think we have had a slight mild dip in the last couple of days but we should not get too comfortable, is that the message?— is that the message? yeah, that is absolutely right. _ is that the message? yeah, that is absolutely right. good _ is that the message? yeah, that is absolutely right. good morning. i is that the message? yeah, that is i absolutely right. good morning. mild is not really the word. less cold, i think. a chilly sort of day but we have not got the widespread frost and icy conditions we saw earlier in

the week, because we have more cloud. it is coming in from the atlantic. importing more moisture and cloud. that has acted as a blanket. we have pockets of frost around. particularly across parts of scotland. misty patch is around. the cold start. further south we will keep this cloud, just breaking up a little bit. northern ireland could see some sunshine. it is certainly central scotland that will have the lion's share of the blue sky. it is going to be coldest, two to 4 degrees here. most of us are looking at around about six to eight. not as cold as it has been. tonight this weather front moves into the north. it will bring more cloud and patchy rain across parts of scotland. some clearance about either side of that weather front. clearance about either side of that weatherfront. it clearance about either side of that weather front. it would clearance about either side of that weatherfront. it would be clearance about either side of that weather front. it would be a clearance about either side of that weatherfront. it would be a little bit colder tonight than last night. many will wake to a slight frost tomorrow. mostly dry day. we still have this line of cloud, this weather front, have this line of cloud, this weatherfront, to bring a have this line of cloud, this weather front, to bring a few

showers to northern ireland, north wales, the midlands. some showers in the north of scotland where it is turning quite blustery. some clearance about elsewhere, breaking through the cloud. temperatures five to 8 degrees. further ahead you are probably already heard we have got some colder weather on the cards. we are expecting snow showers in northern scotland, inverness, for instance, seeing a few snow showers instance, seeing a few snow showers in the forecast. further south it will be hit and miss. temperatures are on the decline into next week. it could be some rain around if the air is cold enough some of it could fall it could be some rain around if the air is cold enough some of it could fall as it could be some rain around if the air is cold enough some of it could fall as snow. keep tuned. fall as snow. keetuned. . fallas snow. keetuned. . 'j~ , keep tuned. thank you. 18 minutes ast keep tuned. thank you. 18 minutes past seven- — around one in 12 women in the uk say they've experienced pelvic organ prolapse, but researchers believe there are thousands of others who are suffering in silence. it's thought as many as half of all women could be affected, but don't seek treatment due to shame or lack of awareness about the symptoms. our correspondent ellie price has the stories of a group of women who hope that by speaking out, they'll reduce the stigma.

i'd wake up in the morning and all i could think of was vagina. this report contains the word vagina a lot. that's kind of the point. half of us have one and of those of us who have one, some experts say half may experience this condition. all consuming. you can't think of anything else. it's really hard to discuss, perhaps. it's private and intimate. it feels a bit shameful, a little bit disgusting. natasha wants people to talk about it. she's 24. she hasn't had any children. it makes her case unusual, but not unheard of. i first noticed my prolapse symptoms when i was around the age of 18. i was living at uni and i noticed when i went to the toilet a bulge was coming out of my vagina. she now wants to raise awareness for other women and encourage them to seek help quickly if they think they have a problem. so i left it for about a year and a half before i finally went to the doctor and, over that time, my prolapse symptoms

actually got a lot worse and they were impacting me even more. and i finally decided to show a picture to my mum and asked, you know, is this normal, is this something you experience? and she said no, it's not. the organs in a woman's pelvis are held in place by ligaments and muscles known as the pelvic floor. if it becomes stretched or weakened, then one or more of the organs can move downwards, leading to a bulge that can be felt inside or outside of the vagina. this could be the womb, bladder, bowel or the top of the vagina. the main people who are affected by prolapse are women who have had a vaginaldelivery, and the more babies you have and the bigger they are, the more likely you are to have stretched your vaginal walls and also to have stretched your pelvic floor. but it's notjust women who've had babies? no, we also see men who have got weak pelvic floors, too, and it can affect their urinary

and sexual function, as well. and squeeze and hold. i started the squeeze along to try and engage with people just to raise awareness of pelvic—floor exercises. doing the right exercises can alleviate symptoms and even stop prolapse in the first place. 40% of people will likely do it wrong and the biggest errors usually i see in clinic are people trying too hard. you can see that apart from the incontinence, i'm the picture of health. sam's problems were childbirth—related. it was that bad that my two—year—old son was having to go and fetch mummy clean pants. sam was given a vaginal mesh implant to help her prolapse — a treatment that's no longer offered because of the life—changing side—effects it was found to have on many women. she's still waiting for hers to be removed. after having the mesh, i slowly started to slow down and i developed fibromyalgia. and i got to the point where just a simple trip to the supermarket could see me in bed for weeks.

i was exhausted. but vaginal mesh aside, there are other treatments on offer that can alleviate even the worst symptoms. it's not all doom and gloom at all. and, i mean, as i said to a patient this morning, and it may sound very simplistic, i said to her what you actually need is a bit of a nip and tuck in your vagina and that's all there is to it. i think some people would be horrified to hear it, but, my goodness, it can make a big difference to quality of life. natasha is also keen to show off what she can do and help others realise they are not alone. ellie price, bbc news. we'rejoined now byjo prance, suzanne vernatza and christine sweet. good morning. we were all intently watching that film and that report and all kind of nodding at various points. seeing the frustration, seeing people they —— feeling they

are not being listened to and the embarrassment of it. not being able to talk about it. can you tell us your experience? you are going to add to this plethora of stories? my add to this plethora of stories? ij�*i experience add to this plethora of stories? ii experience started add to this plethora of stories? iii: experience started with add to this plethora of stories? ii: experience started with a stress urinary incompetence. the catalyst for that was traumatic childbirth. i was induced. the birth was not particularly well managed. they want to accelerate the growth. i was only 22, completely naive, did have —— didn't have any education about birth trauma. when they accelerated the delivery he was born very quickly. however, they had lost, or not looked at the fact i was carrying a large baby. i had a significant injury. i torn. there was a significant decision made which i was not part of. there was an argument over me from the two midwives who scare i was under. should i go for surgical repair? or would she fix me? she decided that she would handle it. so she repaired me for a second degree tear. but i

now know i had a third degree tear. as two years after my son was born i became faeclear in concert. horse as two years after my son was born i became faeclear in concert.- became faeclear in concert. how did ou tell became faeclear in concert. how did you tell anybody _ became faeclear in concert. how did you tell anybody you _ became faeclear in concert. how did you tell anybody you are _ became faeclear in concert. how did you tell anybody you are going - you tell anybody you are going through this? —— incontinent. being the mum of a toddler, a young woman, and i am assuming, not really aware of who to talk to and what was going on? . , ., ., , , on? yeah, i went straight to my gp. as soon as — on? yeah, i went straight to my gp. as soon as i — on? yeah, i went straight to my gp. as soon as i started _ on? yeah, i went straight to my gp. as soon as i started having - on? yeah, i went straight to my gp. | as soon as i started having problems with your any incontinence, i went to my gp. —— urinary. i had a although it remedied the stress incontinence, it left me with residual problems which had —— which went on for 16 years. if: residual problems which had -- which went on for 16 years.— went on for 16 years. 16 years is a ve lona went on for 16 years. 16 years is a very long time- — went on for 16 years. 16 years is a very long time. 16 _ went on for 16 years. 16 years is a very long time. 16 years - went on for 16 years. 16 years is a very long time. 16 years of- went on for 16 years. 16 years is a very long time. 16 years of very i very long time. 16 years of very chronic pain. _ very long time. 16 years of very chronic pain. christine, - very long time. 16 years of very chronic pain. christine, i- very long time. 16 years of very chronic pain. christine, i am . very long time. 16 years of very i chronic pain. christine, i am very ha-- to chronic pain. christine, i am very happy to say _ chronic pain. christine, i am very happy to say i _ chronic pain. christine, i am very happy to say i am _ chronic pain. christine, i am very happy to say i am on _ chronic pain. christine, i am very happy to say i am on a _ chronic pain. christine, i am very happy to say i am on a huge - chronic pain. christine, i am very - happy to say i am on a huge learning curve in listening to your story and hearing the stories here. christine, tell us your experience? i

hearing the stories here. christine, tell us your experience?— tell us your experience? i have a rola se tell us your experience? i have a prolapse of— tell us your experience? i have a prolapse of my _ tell us your experience? i have a prolapse of my bladder, - tell us your experience? i have a prolapse of my bladder, my - tell us your experience? i have a | prolapse of my bladder, my bible tell us your experience? i have a - prolapse of my bladder, my bible and my uterus _ prolapse of my bladder, my bible and my uterus -- — prolapse of my bladder, my bible and my uterus. —— bowel. that was caused following _ my uterus. —— bowel. that was caused following the _ my uterus. —— bowel. that was caused following the birth of my son. a similar— following the birth of my son. a similar story tojoe. following the birth of my son. a similar story to joe. traumatic birth — similar story to joe. traumatic birth he — similar story to joe. traumatic birth. he was a large baby. i was told i_ birth. he was a large baby. i was told i had — birth. he was a large baby. i was told i had a — birth. he was a large baby. i was told i had a small pelvis. there was no room _ told i had a small pelvis. there was no room for— told i had a small pelvis. there was no room for him to come out. i had in the _ no room for him to come out. i had in the pdr — no room for him to come out. i had in the pdr to— no room for him to come out. i had in the pdr to me, where they make more _ in the pdr to me, where they make more room — in the pdr to me, where they make more room for the baby. then forceps — more room for the baby. then forceps. he was delivered very quickly — forceps. he was delivered very cuickl . . forceps. he was delivered very iuickl . . forceps. he was delivered very iuickl. . , . quickly. and the consequence was? that i quickly. and the consequence was? that i have — quickly. and the consequence was? that i have problems _ quickly. and the consequence was? that i have problems with - quickly. and the consequence was? that i have problems with my - quickly. and the consequence was? i that i have problems with my bladder and bowel, _ that i have problems with my bladder and bowel, and i have the prolapses as well, _ and bowel, and i have the prolapses as well, which are now a lifelong condition — as well, which are now a lifelong condition. ., ., , , ., condition. you mentioned this before and i think there _ condition. you mentioned this before and i think there is _ condition. you mentioned this before and i think there is a _ condition. you mentioned this before and i think there is a theme - condition. you mentioned this before and i think there is a theme about i and i think there is a theme about not being listened to, that notion? definitely. ifirst not being listened to, that notion? definitely. i first raised the fact i definitely. i first raised the fact ithought— definitely. i first raised the fact i thought i had a prolapse at my six week_ i thought i had a prolapse at my six week check— i thought i had a prolapse at my six week check at the gp. i had other issues _ week check at the gp. i had other issues at — week check at the gp. i had other issues at that point in time. i had an open— issues at that point in time. i had an open wound. that was the focus.

about _ an open wound. that was the focus. about four— an open wound. that was the focus. about four months it took for that to heat _ about four months it took for that to heal. then i saw a gynaecologist when _ to heal. then i saw a gynaecologist when i _ to heal. then i saw a gynaecologist when i was — to heal. then i saw a gynaecologist when i was five months postpartum. again _ when i was five months postpartum. again, described the symptoms i had been having and the impact of the prolapses — been having and the impact of the prolapses were having in my life and they said _ prolapses were having in my life and they said until i had lots more babies, — they said until i had lots more babies, that was it. they wouldn't do anything. it's - do anything. it's so infuriating hearing this. you also hear stories of women being told to public floor exercises, as if that fixes everything. let's be clear, we are not sitting here saying giving birth is traumatic for everybody will damage the pelvic floor and cause incontinence, we are not saying that, more needs to be done, i think, not saying that, more needs to be done, ithink, in not saying that, more needs to be done, i think, in terms of understanding that this can happen, and when it does, make the patient aware, the mother aware, and also make treatment more available? completely. i completely agree with everything _ completely. i completely agree with everything you — completely. i completely agree with everything you have _ completely. i completely agree with everything you have just _ completely. i completely agree with everything you have just said. - completely. i completely agree with everything you have just said. it i completely. i completely agree with everything you have just said. it is. everything you have just said. it is so common — everything you have just said. it is so common. some _ everything you have just said. it is so common. some of— everything you have just said. it is so common. some of the - everything you have just said. it is. so common. some of the symptoms everything you have just said. it is- so common. some of the symptoms are often normalised. _

so common. some of the symptoms are often normalised. because _ so common. some of the symptoms are often normalised. because so _ so common. some of the symptoms are often normalised. because so much i often normalised. because so much change _ often normalised. because so much change happens. _ often normalised. because so much change happens, especially- change happens, especially postnatallyi _ change happens, especially postnatally, it _ change happens, especially postnatally, it can - change happens, especially postnatally, it can be - change happens, especially postnatally, it can be reallyj postnatally, it can be really confusing _ postnatally, it can be really confusing. what _ postnatally, it can be really confusing. what is- postnatally, it can be really confusing. what is normal, | postnatally, it can be really- confusing. what is normal, what is not normal? — confusing. what is normal, what is not normal? often _ confusing. what is normal, what is not normal? often we _ confusing. what is normal, what is not normal? 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yes, it is common to be in the school. it is common to be in the school playground _ it is common to be in the school playground hearing _ it is common to be in the school playground hearing mothers i it is common to be in the schooll playground hearing mothers say, it is common to be in the school. playground hearing mothers say, i need _ playground hearing mothers say, i need to— playground hearing mothers say, i need to rush — playground hearing mothers say, i need to rush to _ playground hearing mothers say, i need to rush to the _ playground hearing mothers say, i need to rush to the toilet. - playground hearing mothers say, i need to rush to the toilet. i- playground hearing mothers say, i need to rush to the toilet. i can't i need to rush to the toilet. i can't .et need to rush to the toilet. i can't get on _ need to rush to the toilet. i can't get on my— need to rush to the toilet. i can't get on my -- _ need to rush to the toilet. ican't get on my -- on— need to rush to the toilet. i can't get on my —— on the _ need to rush to the toilet. i can't get on my —— on the trampoline, need to rush to the toilet. i can't i get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic— get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic floor — get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic floor has _ get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic floor has had _ get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic floor has had it. _ get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic floor has had it. that - get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic floor has had it. that is - get on my —— on the trampoline, my pelvic floor has had it. that is not i pelvic floor has had it. that is not normal but — pelvic floor has had it. that is not normal but they— pelvic floor has had it. that is not normal but they are _ pelvic floor has had it. that is not normal but they are some - pelvic floor has had it. that is not normal but they are some of- pelvic floor has had it. that is not normal but they are some of the i normal but they are some of the messages — normal but they are some of the messages we _ normal but they are some of the messages we get. _ normal but they are some of the messages we get. we _ normal but they are some of the messages we get. we are - normal but they are some of the messages we get. we are now. normal but they are some of the i messages we get. we are now having to say, _ messages we get. we are now having to say. please — messages we get. we are now having to say. please get— messages we get. we are now having to say, please get support, _ messages we get. we are now having to say, please get support, sorted i to say, please get support, sorted out. to say, please get support, sorted out public— to say, please get support, sorted out. public floor— to say, please get support, sorted out. public floor exercise - to say, please get support, sorted out. public floor exercise will i to say, please get support, sorted out. public floor exercise will help| out. public floor exercise will help for some — out. public floor exercise will help for some people _ out. public floor exercise will help for some people. —— _ out. public floor exercise will help for some people. —— pelvic- out. public floor exercise will help for some people. —— pelvic floor. for some people. —— pelvic floor exercises — for some people. —— pelvic floor exercises i_ for some people. —— pelvic floor exercises iwas— for some people. —— pelvic floor exercises. i was encourage i for some people. —— pelvic floor- exercises. i was encourage anybody, if exercises. ! was encourage anybody, if they— exercises. i was encourage anybody, if they are _ exercises. i was encourage anybody, if they are having _ exercises. i was encourage anybody, if they are having symptoms, - exercises. i was encourage anybody, if they are having symptoms, no i if they are having symptoms, no matter— if they are having symptoms, no matter how _ if they are having symptoms, no matter how mild, _ if they are having symptoms, no matter how mild, please - if they are having symptoms, no matter how mild, please go i if they are having symptoms, no matter how mild, please go and | if they are having symptoms, no i matter how mild, please go and see somebody — matter how mild, please go and see somebod . ., ., _ , ., ., ., somebody. how easy is it to go and sa that somebody. how easy is it to go and say that and — somebody. how easy is it to go and say that and know _ somebody. how easy is it to go and say that and know that _ somebody. how easy is it to go and say that and know that you - somebody. how easy is it to go and say that and know that you are i somebody. how easy is it to go and say that and know that you are not| say that and know that you are not normal, it's not normal? i say that and know that you are not normal, it's not normal?— normal, it's not normal? i think that is the _ normal, it's not normal? i think that is the difficult _ normal, it's not normal? i think that is the difficult thing. it's i that is the difficult thing. it's about— that is the difficult thing. it's about being empowered to have those conversations. that about being empowered to have those conversations-— conversations. that is why education is so important- _

conversations. that is why education is so important. when _ conversations. that is why education is so important. when was _ conversations. that is why education is so important. when was the i conversations. that is why education is so important. when was the first i is so important. when was the first time ou is so important. when was the first time you thought _ is so important. when was the first time you thought you _ is so important. when was the first time you thought you were - is so important. when was the first | time you thought you were listening to property, christine? istallion time you thought you were listening to property, christine?— to property, christine? when i went to property, christine? when i went to see a pelvic _ to property, christine? when i went to see a pelvic health _ to property, christine? when i went to see a pelvic health physio. - to property, christine? when i went to see a pelvic health physio. theyl to see a pelvic health physio. they had the _ to see a pelvic health physio. they had the time to listen to me. i paid privately _ had the time to listen to me. i paid privately i— had the time to listen to me. i paid privately. i first saw pelvic health physio _ privately. i first saw pelvic health physio when i was about eight months postpartum. after that i have seen nhs pelvic floor physio is as well. it is only— nhs pelvic floor physio is as well. it is only then i felt the advice —— the advice — it is only then i felt the advice —— the advice match my lifestyle. previous — the advice match my lifestyle. previous advice which i had been told is _ previous advice which i had been told is incorrect is, don't run, don't — told is incorrect is, don't run, don't lift _ told is incorrect is, don't run, don't lift anything more than 40 kilograms. my baby was born weighing more than _ kilograms. my baby was born weighing more than 40 kilograms, that wasn't an option! _ more than 40 kilograms, that wasn't an 0 tion! ., , more than 40 kilograms, that wasn't an otion! ., , i. an option! equally, when did you feel like somebody _ an option! equally, when did you feel like somebody started - an option! equally, when did you feel like somebody started to . an option! equally, when did you i feel like somebody started to take your condition seriously? i feel like somebody started to take your condition seriously?— your condition seriously? i think that took a _ your condition seriously? i think that took a very _ your condition seriously? i think that took a very long _ your condition seriously? i think that took a very long time. - your condition seriously? i think} that took a very long time. even three years post delivery, when i went back to the hospital to ask why i had incontinence, what happened at that birth, i was told i was

psychologically traumatised and my problems would go away. it sort of insinuated that they were not physical problems, i was experiencing, but fast forward to when my son is 21 and i have elected to have a colostomy because my incontinence is so bad and it is controlling my life. this is so long into the journey. over those 21 years i have had 17 operations. it just doesn't end. i have got my stoma now, which has given me back control. being listened to take a long time —— took a long time. it only further happened the further i get away from the birth. people would point the finger and say, why didn't you have a cesarean? that was never discussed. mat didn't you have a cesarean? that was never discussed.— never discussed. not very helpful. after it has _ never discussed. not very helpful. after it has happened _ never discussed. not very helpful. after it has happened it _ never discussed. not very helpful. after it has happened it has - after it has happened it has happened. what should women do in terms of, and their partners, in terms of, and their partners, in terms of, and their partners, in terms of arming themselves with, not just knowledge, you can't say you should know about this because you have more than enough to think about, but in terms of how to go to

about, but in terms of how to go to a gp, for example, in the first instance and say, these are the points? instance and say, these are the oints? ., ,., ., , ., ., points? there are some really good thins points? there are some really good things online _ points? there are some really good things online to _ points? there are some really good things online to look— points? there are some really good things online to look up. _ points? there are some really good things online to look up. look- points? there are some really good things online to look up. look up i things online to look up. look up the p0 _ things online to look up. look up the p0 gp~ — things online to look up. look up the p0 gp~ the _ things online to look up. look up the po gp. the pelvic— things online to look up. look up the po gp. the pelvic obstetric. things online to look up. look up i the po gp. the pelvic obstetric and gynaecological— the po gp. the pelvic obstetric and gynaecological physiotherapy - gynaecological physiotherapy professional— gynaecological physiotherapy professional group. - gynaecological physiotherapy professional group. they - gynaecological physiotherapyl professional group. they have gynaecological physiotherapy - professional group. they have lots and lots _ professional group. they have lots and lots of — professional group. they have lots and lots of leaflets _ professional group. they have lots and lots of leaflets and _ and lots of leaflets and understanding - and lots of leaflets and understanding in - and lots of leaflets and | understanding in there. and lots of leaflets and - understanding in there. so if you have _ understanding in there. so if you have got— understanding in there. so if you have got a — understanding in there. so if you have got a hit— understanding in there. so if you have got a bit of— understanding in there. so if you have got a bit of an _ understanding in there. so if you. have got a bit of an understanding you can _ have got a bit of an understanding you can go — have got a bit of an understanding you can go to— have got a bit of an understanding you can go to your— have got a bit of an understanding you can go to your gp— have got a bit of an understanding you can go to your gp ago, - have got a bit of an understanding you can go to your gp ago, i- have got a bit of an understanding you can go to your gp ago, i think| you can go to your gp ago, i think this is— you can go to your gp ago, i think this is what— you can go to your gp ago, i think this is what might _ you can go to your gp ago, i think this is what might be _ you can go to your gp ago, i think this is what might be happening l you can go to your gp ago, i think| this is what might be happening to me. this is what might be happening to me then— this is what might be happening to me then also, _ this is what might be happening to me. then also, while _ this is what might be happening to me. then also, while you - this is what might be happening to me. then also, while you have - this is what might be happening to me. then also, while you have toi me. then also, while you have to live with — me. then also, while you have to live with this, — me. then also, while you have to live with this, there _ me. then also, while you have to live with this, there is _ me. then also, while you have to live with this, there is nothing. live with this, there is nothing else _ live with this, there is nothing else you — live with this, there is nothing etse you can— live with this, there is nothing else you can do, _ live with this, there is nothing else you can do, if— live with this, there is nothing else you can do, if you - live with this, there is nothing else you can do, if you get - live with this, there is nothing l else you can do, if you get that, please _ else you can do, if you get that, please challenge _ else you can do, if you get that, please challenge it _ else you can do, if you get that, please challenge it and - else you can do, if you get that, please challenge it and just - else you can do, if you get that, please challenge it and just go i else you can do, if you get that, - please challenge it and just go back and back— please challenge it and just go back and backagain_ please challenge it and just go back and back again until— please challenge it and just go back and back again until you _ please challenge it and just go back and back again until you get - please challenge it and just go back and back again until you get some i and back again until you get some kind of— and back again until you get some kind of answer, _ and back again until you get some kind of answer, don't _ and back again until you get some kind of answer, don't suffer. - and back again until you get some kind of answer, don't suffer. it. and back again until you get some kind of answer, don't suffer. it isl kind of answer, don't suffer. it is such an important _ kind of answer, don't suffer. such an important point about getting information, or curing somebody else's story. for example, there will be somebody hearing your story today he will be emboldened by that, to seek out information. did you have a place to go, or a source? no. i would say that is why am involved with a charity because they

specialise in helping women who have had these injuries. they improve education, notjust forwomen had these injuries. they improve education, notjust for women who are going through these experiences, but also for health care professionals to spread the word. they offer a support network for women. peerto they offer a support network for women. peer to peer support. they offer a support network for women. peerto peersupport. ifelt so isolated. i only discovered them in 2019 but i would have loved to have had connection to that charity much earlier in 2019 but i would have loved to have had connection to that charity much earlier into my journey, because people who have had that injury like yourself can really empathise and understand what you are going through.— are going through. christine, this programme. _ are going through. christine, this programme, breakfast, - are going through. christine, this programme, breakfast, i- are going through. christine, this programme, breakfast, i meet. are going through. christine, this| programme, breakfast, i meet so are going through. christine, this - programme, breakfast, i meet so many parents with young babies because this is the time they are up feeding. they are like, thank you for keeping us company! there will be women and partners out there who are concerned about what is happening. if you knew then why do you know now and you are with your baby, watching breakfast, what would you say? to baby, watching breakfast, what would ou sa ? ., . ., baby, watching breakfast, what would ousa? ., . ., ,, .,

you say? to echo the point susanna made. you say? to echo the point susanna made- these _ you say? to echo the point susanna made. these things _ you say? to echo the point susanna made. these things are _ you say? to echo the point susanna made. these things are common i you say? to echo the point susanna | made. these things are common but they are _ made. these things are common but they are not — made. these things are common but they are not normal. if you are living _ they are not normal. if you are living with _ they are not normal. if you are living with these issues do seek help _ living with these issues do seek help. seek assistance. you are probably— help. seek assistance. you are probably going to ask quite a few times— probably going to ask quite a few times before you get the assistance and treatment unit. but it is possible _ and treatment unit. but it is possible to live with these conditions. it is manageable. you need to get _ conditions. it is manageable. you need to get help. _ conditions. it is manageable. rim. need to get help. it is a thing we hear so often. just when you are lowest you have to be your biggest. you kind of have to be your loudest. which is that dreadful mash up of time and place. we thank you very much for sharing your stories. it is not easy. thank you. you can hear more from christine, suzanne and jo in �*my prolapse and me' which is available on bbc iplayer now. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning and welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. detectives investigating

the discovery of a body in a shopping centre car park in east london have charged a man with murder. the metropolitan police say they are still trying to establish who the victim is after he was found in a car outside the stratford centre on tuesday night. council leaders in thurrock and kent county council who jointly run a ferry crossing between tilbury and gravesend are sent to meet and gravesend are set to meet in the coming months to discuss its future. it comes after the leader of thurrock council, andrewjeffries, insisted funding for the service has not been cut. the current contract between both authorities is due to expire in march, but mrjeffries says it's a valueable service people rely on. it's not a statutory service, no. but it's really important to the people that use it. the alternative is for them to use the bridge and the tunnels — and we all know what that's like, living this area. they want to use the ferry and we're going to make sure the ferry

is still able to be used. the government's applied for an order to stop any future burials at a cemetery in north london. it comes after two inspections found remains were being unlawfully disturbed during the burial process at tottenham park cemetery in enfield. it's one of the largest turkish graveyards in the uk but the ministry ofjustice says the public would still be able to visit existing graves. transport for london's least frequent bus route has won a reprieve. the 347, which runs just four times a day between romford and ockenden stations, had been under threat as part of a shake—up of the network in havering. following a public consultation that received nearly 9,000 responses, tfl says it'll continue to operate the route. let's take a first look at the tube. there are severe delays on the central line. minor on the central line. delays on the hammersmith ar

city. good morning. it's not feeling quite so cold this morning. temperatures above zero, thanks to the cloud. it is going to stay largely overcast today. a few brighter spells developing. high pressure still in charge, but it's still feeding in this rather cloudy picture. one of two spots of light rain, some drizzle in this cloud, as well, but that should diminish through the afternoon. a few brighter spells, perhaps. noticeable northeasterly breeze and temperatures between 6—8 celsius. for this evening, overnight, again, it's going to stay largely cloudy. it should stay dry. we could see one or two breaks in the cloud — if we get that, the temperature potentially dropping back down to zero. perhaps a little bit of frost first thing tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, saturday, it is looking largely dry. we've got a front sinking south, bringing cloud, but some bright spells. for sunday, a couple of fronts that will start to move south. as a result, we get back that cold blast of arctic air. so waking up to a frost on monday morning, but should be dry with a bit of sunshine. that's it.

there's more on the bbc news app and there will be regular bulletins on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. now back to naga and charlie. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. mike is here with sport. good morning. success on the bikes. timely success for great britain and the team pursuit team in the netherlands. the first title in nine years. good timing with the olympics which boosts their chances of making paris this summer. redemption for the team. they had a crash at the world championships in august. they crashed out of the home championships but they are back in the medals.

this is rather timely, with the paris olympics, just six months away. a first cycling team pursuit european title in nine years for great britain. the brits struck gold in the men's team pursuit, in the men's team pursuit at the european track cycling championships in the netherlands. the squad of dan bigham, ethan hayter, ethan vernon, ollie wood and charlie tanfield edged out world champions denmark by more than a second. hayter said there is more to come going to paris. the british women's team pursuit squad ofjosie knight, meg barker, anna morris, jess roberts and neah evans who are the current world champions, had to settle for silver as they were beaten by italy. some big football transfer news and at last freedom again for england's jaydon sancho. it's been a strained relationship for months between sancho and manchester united, and now they have parted ways, with the england forward saying it felt like coming home as he secured a loan move back to borussia dortmund. sancho was sold by dortmund

to manchester united for £73 million in 2021, but has not played for united since august, afterfalling out with manager erik ten hag, and has been training away from the first team since september. he originally moved to old trafford in a £73 million deal from dortmund back injuly 2021. he said he can't wait to play football "with a smile on my face". another english player moving to germany is eric dier — he'sjoining england captain and his former team—mate harry kane at bayern munich, leaving tottenham on loan until the end of the season. he said the move was a dream come true. spurs meanwhile have signed the romanian defender radu dragusin. the former england manager sven goran eriksson says he is still able to live a normal life after revealing that he's been diagnosed with terminal cancer. with a best—case scenario of a year to live, the 75—year—old was the first non—british coach to manage england and has received messages of support

from across the football world. i live totally normally. i am not in hospital. now and then, yes, i go for a visit, but i live at home and i have friends here. and christmas, new year, the whole family was here, a lot of people. and i'm going out. i try to exercise as much as possible, which is less, of course, than it was one year ago. but i have a normal life. and when you get a message like that, i think you appreciate every day and you take... you are happy when you wake up in the morning and you feel ok. so that's what i'm doing. now, not for the first time, ronnie o'sullivan won a match and afterwards described his performance as awful. o'sullivan wasn't himself and went 3—2 down before battling back to beat barry hawkins six frames to three at the masters at alexandra palace. at least the rocket finished

in style with a break of 77. but apologised to his opponent afterwards. i feel sorry for barry. i must�*ve... he was playing good until he started playing me and ijust dragged him down. crowd laughter. this most awful standard of snooker. so i'm really sorry about that today. i'm just lucky to get through, really, that's all i can say. he plays shaun murphy in the semifinal next. he always has a way with words, roddy. as we've been reporting, the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen, following attacks on shipping in the red sea. the prime minister described the action as limited but necessary and said the uk will always stand up for freedom of navigation and the free flow of trade. the mod has released these images of four raf typhoons taking off from cyprus, before conducting air strikes using laser—guided bombs.

we're joined now by armed forces ministerjames heappey. thank you for your time. can you update us on what you know about the scale of the operation and what happened. ! scale of the operation and what happened-— scale of the operation and what happened. scale of the operation and what ha ened. ., ., ,':ii happened. i can confirm around 7.30 uk time yesterday _ happened. i can confirm around 7.30 uk time yesterday evening, - happened. i can confirm around 7.30 uk time yesterday evening, four - happened. i can confirm around 7.30j uk time yesterday evening, four raf typhoon jets departed and were joined by two voyager air to air refuelling tankers to support the mission and flew south, joined up with us colleagues and prosecuted two targets in houthi —controlled yemen, both of which had been used for the launching of drone and missile attacks on shipping. our initial assessment is the targets were successfully prosecuted at 11.30 last night and alljets were

safely recovered by 3.00 uk time this morning. flan safely recovered by 3.00 uk time this morning-— safely recovered by 3.00 uk time this mornini. ., ,, , , this morning. can you give numbers of uk military _ this morning. can you give numbers of uk military personnel _ this morning. can you give numbers of uk military personnel involved? i of uk military personnel involved? the pilots of each typhoon jet and the crew on both of the tankers, but of course behind that, on the flight line would have been hundreds of engineers and support staff. all the way back up through the chain of command, those involved in the mission planning, presenting to the prime minister and the national security team options for such a response if necessary. it is fair to say that as ever, the armed forces and civil servants have excelled themselves in planning this mission. there was plenty of risk in it and we should be proud of what they did last night. you we should be proud of what they did last niiht. ., ., last night. you mentioned the success of— last night. you mentioned the success of the _ last night. you mentioned the success of the mission. - last night. you mentioned the success of the mission. can i last night. you mentioned the i success of the mission. can you last night. you mentioned the - success of the mission. can you tell us what you base that on in terms of

intelligence, the targets that were hit, what do you know about the action taken? bi hit, what do you know about the action taken?— hit, what do you know about the action taken? at this stage it is an initial battle _ action taken? at this stage it is an initial battle damage _ action taken? at this stage it is an initial battle damage assessment| action taken? at this stage it is an i initial battle damage assessment but that would indicate both targets the uk prosecuted were successfully destroyed. a more formal battle damage assessment will be under way using means that one does not discuss on the media. but we have good confidence the targets we set out to strike were successfully struck. , ., ., ,, ., out to strike were successfully struck. , ,, ., , ., out to strike were successfully struck. , ,, ., ., struck. understood. i know you are workin: struck. understood. i know you are working closely _ struck. understood. i know you are working closely with _ struck. understood. i know you are working closely with us. _ struck. understood. i know you are working closely with us. do - struck. understood. i know you are working closely with us. do you i struck. understood. i know you are l working closely with us. do you have a sense of the scale of the operation in the entirety? in a sense of the scale of the operation in the entirety? in total, i understand _ operation in the entirety? in total, i understand 14 _ operation in the entirety? in total, i understand 14 targets _ operation in the entirety? in total, i understand 14 targets were i i understand 14 targets were prosecuted, 12 us, two uk. the us flew a similar number ofjets from an aircraft carrier and similarly tomahawk land an aircraft carrier and similarly tomahawk [and attack cruise missiles were launched from other shipping in

the region in support of those jet missions. the region in support of those 'et missions. ~ , ., missions. will there be more uk missions? _ missions. will there be more uk missions? there _ missions. will there be more uk missions? there are _ missions. will there be more uk missions? there are none i missions. will there be more uk- missions? there are none immediately lanned. missions? there are none immediately planned- that — missions? there are none immediately planned- that is _ missions? there are none immediately planned. that is an _ missions? there are none immediately planned. that is an important - missions? there are none immediately planned. that is an important point. i planned. that is an important point. last night was a limited, proportionate, necessary response in self defence of our warships in the region, who themselves are there to defend commercial shipping and to protect the freedom of navigation from the bab el mandeb strait and southern red sea that is vital to global trade. a warning was issued to the houthis by nations over a week ago to say to them they should not continue in their attacks on shipping and indeed they attacked royal navy and us navy warships only 48—hour is a game. the warning remains in place. it is important people are clear last night's mission was in self defence to disrupt the houthi capacity to launch attacks on us navy, royal

navy warships and wider commercial shipping in the region. for navy warships and wider commercial shipping in the region.— shipping in the region. for any prime minister _ shipping in the region. for any prime minister to _ shipping in the region. for any prime minister to commit i shipping in the region. for any prime minister to commit to i shipping in the region. for any. prime minister to commit to uk personnel being involved in military action is a significant step. people will want to know clearly what the reasoning, why we are taking that significant step. can you make that case as clearly as you can as to why now was the time? i case as clearly as you can as to why now was the time?— case as clearly as you can as to why now was the time? i would encourage them to jump — now was the time? i would encourage them to jump on _ now was the time? i would encourage them to jump on social— now was the time? i would encourage them to jump on social media, i now was the time? i would encourage them to jump on social media, to i them tojump on social media, to whatever their news platform is and to look at the situation that confronted hms diamond in the southern red sea alongside the three us destroyers only two nights ago. they will see those warships were directly targeted by the houthis and the crew of hms diamond acquitted themselves brilliantly and in the finest traditions of the royal navy

will stop the purpose of strikes last night was to degrade and disrupt the houthi ability to launch similar attacks on to shipping. if people ask why ships are there in the first place? well trade flows through bab el mandeb strait and onto the red sea taking goods and fuel between europe and asia. we cannot allow, whatever you think of the houthis and theirjustification for doing what they are doing, we cannot allow them to seek to choke off global trade in those bab el mandeb strait and southern red sea as a ransom to achieve whatever their political and diplomatic aims are. i think what we were doing was legitimate. when we come out of a period where supply chain disruption through the pandemic and the war in ukraine has caused inflation around the world, the last thing we can accept as attacks on global trade

that could further disrupt supply chains. the government's legal position was sound, based on self defence, and our reason for being in the region is sound insomuch as we need to ensure freedom of navigation through this vital route. in need to ensure freedom of navigation through this vital route.— through this vital route. in terms ofthe through this vital route. in terms of the middle — through this vital route. in terms of the middle east _ through this vital route. in terms of the middle east and _ through this vital route. in terms of the middle east and world i of the middle east and world affairs, we spoke to lord dannatt and he said escalation is the risk. looking at comments from russia this morning, accusing the us and uk of destructive escalation in yemen. that is clearly something you took into consideration going into this action. ~ ., , into consideration going into this action. ~ . , into consideration going into this action. ~ ., , , action. what is the risk there? very much so. action. what is the risk there? very much so- the _ action. what is the risk there? very much so. the deliberations - action. what is the risk there? very much so. the deliberations of i action. what is the risk there? very | much so. the deliberations of cobra and national security... they are obviously not for discussion.

government lies events because of attacks on warships 48 hours... irate attacks on warships 48 hours... we are having problems with the line. shall we hold to see if it improves because it would be good to get to the end of the interview. we can go back to james heappey. i am not sure if you can hear me now. i apologise. for moment, we lost you. you were addressing the issue that there are concerns escalation in the police. the deliberations of cobra and national security council are not for sharing but the government legal position is sound insomuch as it is based on self defence. allegations of escalation from the kremlin, given the way the kremlin goes about its business, of course over the past weeks you have seen on your tv screens lord cameron and antony blinken, the uk and us foreign secretaries engaged in a constant dialogue around the region to make

sure we understand fully what the risks of escalation could be and allies and partners around the region understand what we feel we may need to do if those attacks were to continue. clearly there is nervousness amongst partners in the region that there could be some sort of escalation, but we were confident limited, proportionate, necessary strikes that went in last night well what was necessary to disrupt the houthis' ability to attack warships protecting shipping in the southern red sea and nobody should see this as part of anything bigger. it was exclusively an act of self—defence i described. exclusively an act of self-defence i described. ., , ~ exclusively an act of self-defence i described. . , . ., described. one last thing. we have seen pictures _ described. one last thing. we have seen pictures of— described. one last thing. we have seen pictures of rishi _ described. one last thing. we have seen pictures of rishi sunak- described. one last thing. we have seen pictures of rishi sunak in i seen pictures of rishi sunak in ukraine. a commitment from the uk now to £2.5 billion. an increase in the amount of money supporting what i understand is the largest ever

commitment of drones supply to the region. can you outline what that is? , , ., . ., , region. can you outline what that is? , . ., is? this is an increase on the amount uk — is? this is an increase on the amount uk has _ is? this is an increase on the amount uk has provided i is? this is an increase on the amount uk has provided in i is? this is an increase on the i amount uk has provided in the past two years and the uk therefore maintains its leadership position within europe and the second biggest donor of aid to ukraine. a lot of this will go into supporting the campaign such as it already is but crucially, increasingly we find that it is the brilliance of uk science and technology and defence companies that are developing capabilities such as drones, that we think will hand the ukrainians advantage. and so a focus of this increased commitment to ukraine is the provision of all sorts of types of drones. i am provision of all sorts of types of drones. lam not provision of all sorts of types of drones. i am not going provision of all sorts of types of drones. lam not going into provision of all sorts of types of drones. i am not going into the exact detail of those capabilities but they are drones that are being

developed at pace, learning the lessons from what we have seen in ukraine over the past two years and we are confident this enormous commitment for the uk public to ukraine will allow us to deliver capabilities that will give ukraine an advantage in the coming years. james heappey, thank you. the ministerfor armed forces. here's sarah. that looks like a benign picture. is there a lull in terms of colder temperatures? that is right. not as cold and some quite weather on the cards. still a lot of cloud. some glimpses of blue sky but grey conditions for most. high pressure keeping things largely dry, but the wind from the atlantic and north are bringing moisture around that area of high pressure which is why we have cloud for most.

clear spells in parts of scotland so a frosty start. some lingering during the day. some breaks in the cloud, particularly in western england, wales and northern ireland whereas further east, more likely to be grey. temperatures 6—7, not as cold as it has been booked colder under clearer skies with sunshine in scotland. tonight, a weatherfront to move south. bringing cloud and rain to parts of scotland. some clear spells either side of that and it looks like tonight will be colder. a chance of frost and be prepared for temperatures to dip down so a u—turn into wintry weather as we head into next week. there we go. it takes you back. it takes you back. it does. hit '905 tv show gladiators returns to our screens this weekend when a set of contenders take on the ultimate test of speed and strength. the series features a whole

new cast of gladiators, but still has a sense of nostalgia with the same lycra suits, original theme tune, and classic challenges including the eliminator. let's take a look. thank you, gladiators. gladiators theme music. contenders, ready! cheering. # do you feel the power of the gladiators? - gladiators, ready! # do you have the courage? welcome to gladiators! # do you have the will and the skill? -

no points. 0h! three, two, one. cheering. # the gladiators! we're joined now by gladiators apollo and dynamite. two of the new gladiators. how are ou two of the new gladiators. how are you doing? — two of the new gladiators. how are you doing? good. _ two of the new gladiators. how are you doing? good, thanks. - two of the new gladiators. how are you doing? good, thanks. how- two of the new gladiators. how are you doing? good, thanks. how are| you doing? good, thanks. how are ou? we you doing? good, thanks. how are you? we could _ you doing? good, thanks. how are you? we could spot _ you doing? good, thanks. how are you? we could spot you _ you doing? good, thanks. how are you? we could spot you for - you doing? good, thanks. how are you? we could spot you for a i you doing? good, thanks. how are you? we could spot you for a lot . you doing? good, thanks. how are| you? we could spot you for a lot of reasons. you are big and strong and you have the outfits on. what do you think? you tell me, how is it going? it is good. are they comfortable? very comfortable. i are they comfortable? very comfortable.— comfortable. i feel like a superhero. _ superhero. pretty ok. you were recruited. is it when you put on the outfit you feel like, yes, now, it is on, i when you put on the outfit you feel

like, yes, now, it is on, lam when you put on the outfit you feel like, yes, now, it is on, i am a gladiator?— like, yes, now, it is on, i am a gladiator? ~ . , , ., gladiator? like a superhero thing? eve time gladiator? like a superhero thing? every time we _ gladiator? like a superhero thing? every time we put _ gladiator? like a superhero thing? every time we put them _ gladiator? like a superhero thing? every time we put them on - gladiator? like a superhero thing? every time we put them on we i gladiator? like a superhero thing? every time we put them on we are| every time we put them on we are transformed into deeper —— into different people. it is transformed into deeper -- into different people.— different people. it is such an iconic singlet _ different people. it is such an iconic singlet for _ different people. it is such an iconic singlet for the - different people. it is such an i iconic singlet for the gladiators. when _ iconic singlet for the gladiators. when you — iconic singlet for the gladiators. when you put it on your transform into your — when you put it on your transform into your character. i do when you put it on your transform into your character.— into your character. i do not know how old you _ into your character. i do not know how old you are _ into your character. i do not know how old you are but _ into your character. i do not know how old you are but did _ into your character. i do not know how old you are but did you i into your character. i do not know how old you are but did you see l into your character. i do not know how old you are but did you see it first time around?! how old you are but did you see it first time around?— how old you are but did you see it first time around? i did. when you first time around? i did. when you around? i was _ first time around? i did. when you around? i was born _ first time around? i did. when you around? i was born in _ first time around? i did. when you around? i was born in 2003 so i had no clue what the show was. i had to watch youtube videos and look at old games and get it in my brain. istallion games and get it in my brain. when ou told games and get it in my brain. when you told your _ games and get it in my brain. when you told your family, _ games and get it in my brain. when you told your family, where - games and get it in my brain. when you told your family, where they excited? , ., ., ,, ., ., excited? they would have known about it. the excited? they would have known about it- they were — excited? they would have known about it. they were more _ excited? they would have known about it. they were more excited _ excited? they would have known about it. they were more excited than - excited? they would have known about it. they were more excited than me. i it. they were more excited than me. i was on the phone to my grandma and she was saying oh, my god, this is amazing. she was saying oh, my god, this is amazini. ., she was saying oh, my god, this is amazini. ,, ., ,, ., , , amazing. she would know the phrases such as gladiators, _ amazing. she would know the phrases such as gladiators, ready. _ amazing. she would know the phrases such as gladiators, ready. they i amazing. she would know the phrases such as gladiators, ready. they are i such as gladiators, ready. they are so excited. what about you from what you remember of the old days? i

you remember of the old days? i probably caught the second half of the ten _ probably caught the second half of the ten year run they did. a huge fan. the ten year run they did. a huge fan 0n— the ten year run they did. a huge fan on a — the ten year run they did. a huge fan. on a saturday night, me and my brothers, _ fan. on a saturday night, me and my brothers, we — fan. on a saturday night, me and my brothers, we were around at a family. — brothers, we were around at a family, which lends itself to bringing _ family, which lends itself to bringing it back. guy's and girls like myself in their 30s, have kids of their— like myself in their 30s, have kids of their own — like myself in their 30s, have kids of their own and the cycle is starting _ of their own and the cycle is starting again so an amazing time to bring _ starting again so an amazing time to bring it— starting again so an amazing time to bring it back. tell starting again so an amazing time to bring it back-— bring it back. tell us about the competition. _ bring it back. tell us about the competition. those _ bring it back. tell us about the competition. those of - bring it back. tell us about the competition. those of us i bring it back. tell us about the competition. those of us who i competition. those of us who remember it remember certain competitions. are you doing the same things? irate competitions. are you doing the same thins? ~ ., competitions. are you doing the same thins? ~ . ., ., competitions. are you doing the same thinis? . ., ., ., ., , , things? we have a few old games but some new ones. _ things? we have a few old games but some new ones. it _ things? we have a few old games but some new ones. it is _ things? we have a few old games but some new ones. it is exciting. - things? we have a few old games but some new ones. it is exciting. it i things? we have a few old games but some new ones. it is exciting. it is i some new ones. it is exciting. it is nostalgic and everyone will remember it, older generations, but it will be something that excites the kids. are you doing the one with a giant sticks? , . sticks? dual. cotton i sticks? dual. cotton buds. | sticks? dual. i cotton buds. yeah. sticks? dual. - cotton buds. yeah. we sticks? dual. _ cotton buds. yeah. we were sticks? dual- _ cotton buds. yeah. we were going sticks? dual- — cotton buds. yeah. we were going to brina them cotton buds. yeah. we were going to

bring them in — cotton buds. yeah. we were going to bring them in and _ cotton buds. yeah. we were going to bring them in and give _ cotton buds. yeah. we were going to bring them in and give you _ cotton buds. yeah. we were going to bring them in and give you a - cotton buds. yeah. we were going to bring them in and give you a dual- bring them in and give you a dual but they— bring them in and give you a dual but they said the health insurance would _ but they said the health insurance would not — but they said the health insurance would not cover it. | but they said the health insurance would not cover it.— would not cover it. i have been askin: would not cover it. i have been asking for _ would not cover it. i have been asking for one _ would not cover it. i have been asking for one for— would not cover it. i have been asking for one for ages! - would not cover it. i have been l asking for one for ages! describe what it is like to be hit with one of those pugil sticks. therer what it is like to be hit with one of those pugil sticks. they wouldn't let ou on of those pugil sticks. they wouldn't let you on it- _ of those pugil sticks. they wouldn't let you on it- i— of those pugil sticks. they wouldn't let you on it. i was _ of those pugil sticks. they wouldn't let you on it. i was giving _ of those pugil sticks. they wouldn't let you on it. i was giving people i let you on it. i was giving people too much — let you on it. i was giving people too much heat on other game so i had too much heat on other game so i had to give _ too much heat on other game so i had to give them _ too much heat on other game so i had to give them a break and give them a chance _ to give them a break and give them a chance to _ to give them a break and give them a chance to win something. it to give them a break and give them a chance to win something.— chance to win something. it was one of my favourites. _ chance to win something. it was one of my favourites. i _ chance to win something. it was one of my favourites. i have _ chance to win something. it was one of my favourites. i have never i chance to win something. it was one of my favourites. i have never been | of my favourites. i have never been hit before with a big cotton bud. funny that. so, at first... it wobbles your head and you cannot see what is going on. it wobbles your head and you cannot see what is going om— what is going on. it shocks you. it is all about _ what is going on. it shocks you. it is all about the _ what is going on. it shocks you. it is all about the balance. - what is going on. it shocks you. it is all about the balance. you i what is going on. it shocks you. it is all about the balance. you are i is all about the balance. you are high up on two mounts and you have these big cotton buds. i suppose the trick is to go for the head but it is to knock off balance. balance is ke . is to knock off balance. balance is key- when — is to knock off balance. balance is key- when your — is to knock off balance. balance is key. when your head _ is to knock off balance. balance is key. when your head is _ is to knock off balance. balance is key. when your head is hit - is to knock off balance. balance is key. when your head is hit really| key. when your head is hit really hard and you are wobbling a bit, it is hard. , , ., hard and you are wobbling a bit, it is hard. , ., ,

hard and you are wobbling a bit, it is hard. , . , . is hard. goodies and baddies. that was very much _ is hard. goodies and baddies. that was very much the _ is hard. goodies and baddies. that was very much the defining - is hard. goodies and baddies. that was very much the defining thing. | was very much the defining thing. booing, like panto. is it was very much the defining thing. booing, like panto.— booing, like panto. is it similar? there is a _ booing, like panto. is it similar? there is a similar _ booing, like panto. is it similar? there is a similar thing. - booing, like panto. is it similar? | there is a similar thing. everyone will have — there is a similar thing. everyone will have favourites. people play certain _ will have favourites. people play certain roles. if you want to find out who — certain roles. if you want to find out who they are, check it out tomorrow _ out who they are, check it out tomorrow. bbc one. we have some guys who are _ tomorrow. bbc one. we have some guys who are bad — tomorrow. bbc one. we have some guys who are bad to the bone and others a more _ who are bad to the bone and others a more hero— who are bad to the bone and others a more hero type. no who are bad to the bone and others a more hero type-— who are bad to the bone and others a more hero type._ where i who are bad to the bone and others a more hero type._ where do| more hero type. no clues. where do ou sit? i more hero type. no clues. where do you sit? i am — more hero type. no clues. where do you sit? i am kind _ more hero type. no clues. where do you sit? i am kind of— more hero type. no clues. where do you sit? i am kind of nice. _ more hero type. no clues. where do you sit? i am kind of nice. i - more hero type. no clues. where do you sit? i am kind of nice. i am i you sit? i am kind of nice. i am uuite you sit? i am kind of nice. i am quite nice- _ you sit? i am kind of nice. i am quite nice. we _ you sit? i am kind of nice. i am quite nice. we have _ you sit? i am kind of nice. i am quite nice. we have got - you sit? i am kind of nice. i am quite nice. we have got the - you sit? i am kind of nice. i am quite nice. we have got the nice guys. i have seen the first episode because we are allowed to see it before. what i noticed, before, they used to be very much like respect, but it was not shown on the telly to the contenders. now, there are real compliments paid to the effort contestants put in. $5 compliments paid to the effort contestants put in.— contestants put in. as natural s - orts contestants put in. as natural sports peeple _ contestants put in. as natural sports peeple we _ contestants put in. as natural sports people we want - contestants put in. as natural sports people we want to - contestants put in. as naturall sports people we want to show younger kids you can be competitive and it is ok to want to win but we

want to show that if you lose, it is also 0k. there is no point putting contenders down and making them feel bad. 0h, bad. oh, how times have changed. is the rallying call the same?— rallying call the same? gladiators, read ? rallying call the same? gladiators, ready? yes- _ rallying call the same? gladiators, ready? yes- it _ rallying call the same? gladiators, ready? yes. it is. _ rallying call the same? gladiators, ready? yes. it is. are _ rallying call the same? gladiators, ready? yes. it is. are you - rallying call the same? gladiators, ready? yes. it is. are you going i rallying call the same? gladiators, ready? yes. it is. are you going to do it, charlie? _ do it, charlie? i am not. can you do it? you can do it. i am not. can ou do it? you can do it. ., ., can you do it? you can do it. you do it. none can you do it? you can do it. you do it- none of — can you do it? you can do it. you do it- none of us _ can you do it? you can do it. you do it. none of us can _ can you do it? you can do it. you do it. none of us can do _ can you do it? you can do it. you do it. none of us can do it. _ it. none of us can do it. gladiators, ready! that is not bad. thank you. and thank you for dressing up. this is not dressing up, this is how we are _ this is not dressing up, this is how we are all— this is not dressing up, this is how we are all the time.— we are all the time. absolutely. good luck- _ gladiators returns on bbc one and iplayer tomorrow at 5.50pm. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

a very good morning and welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. detectives investigating the discovery of a body in a shopping centre car park in east london have charged a man with murder. the metropolitan police say they are still trying to establish who the victim is after he was found in a car outside the stratford centre on tuesday night. the government's applied for an order to stop any future burials at a cemetery in north london. it comes after two inspections found remains were being unlawfully disturbed during the burial process at tottenham park cemetery in enfield. transport for london's least frequent bus route has won a reprieve. the 347, which runs just four times a day between romford and ockenden stations, had been under threat as part of a shake—up of the network in havering. following a public consultation tfl says they'll continue to operate the route.

let's take a first look at how the tube is running this morning that takes us to the weather, and an overcast start to the day, but remaining dry. there will be a few brighter spells later, along with that north—easterly breeze that we've had for a few days. top temperature seven degrees. that's it from me — there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the uk and the united states have launched overnight strikes against houthi rebels in yemen, bombing more targets in more

than a dozen locations. it comes after weeks of attacks by the rebels on cargo ships in the red sea, which is a key route for international trade. the labour leader sir keir starmer was briefed on the military action by the prime minister last night — we'll be getting his reaction just after 8:30. good morning. could drivers who bought their car on finance be due compensation? the financial regulator says it's investigating potential widespread overcharging. i'll speak to the regulator in the next half—hour. the amount of money you've raised and the profile you have done for mnd isjust phenomenal, it really is. royal recogition for rob burrow and kevin sinfield for their work in raising awareness of motor neurone disease — and a day to remember for theirfamilies. i can pass this on in years, that i've seen the future king and it was just amazing.

and the weather today looks cloudy for most of us but not quite as cold as recent days. things will turn colder again into next week. i will have all the details coming up shortly. good morning. it's friday, 12th january. the armed forces minister said he's confident that uk strikes against houthi rebels in yemen have been successful. overnight, the raf and us air force launched military action against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. james heappey said a formal damage assessment is under way and that no more uk strikes are planned. louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking

yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen's houthi rebels are a tribal mountain militia that controls much of yemen and its red sea coast. they've declared their support for hamas in gaza, and since november they've been attacking ships in the red sea. britain, the us and un have all demanded a stop to the attacks. the uk government say they've been forced to act after giving repeated warnings. last night was a limited, proportionate, necessary response, in self defence of our warships in the region, who themselves are there to defend commercial shipping and to protect the freedom of navigation

through the bab el—mandab strait and the sea which is so vital to trade. this was a houthi helicopter raid on a container ship in november, seizing the vessel and its crew and steering it back to yemen. the rebels have defied all warnings to stop targeting shipping. their attacks are having a global effect. around 15% of world trade passes through the nearby bab el—mandab strait. but now major shipping companies like bp and maersk are having to avoid the red sea altogether. they're re—routing around the far side of africa, adding days to thejourney, and driving up costs in europe and elsewhere. the ministry of defence said the bombings followed houthi attacks on the hms diamond and us navy vessels on tuesday. in a statement, prime minister rishi sunak said the uk stands up for freedom and the free flow of trade, adding that the strikes were limited and necessary. this morning the us central command released this footage of military planes taking off from

an aircraft carrier at sea. the us presidentjoe biden said the strikes were in direct response to unprecedented houthi attacks against international vessels in the red sea. the houthis, helped by iran, have plenty more missiles and have vowed to use them, which is why the us and uk say they must now bear the consequences. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watson joins us now from downing street. just talk us through what has happened this morning? getting a little more detail on the uk involvement in this military action. it is a very significant moment when a prime minister takes the decision to put uk troops, military personnel, into this kind of

situation?— personnel, into this kind of situation? . �* , ., situation? that's right, charlie. it is a hugely _ situation? that's right, charlie. it is a hugely significant _ situation? that's right, charlie. it is a hugely significant step - situation? that's right, charlie. it is a hugely significant step but. situation? that's right, charlie. it| is a hugely significant step but one we could hear coming for some time. they have been discussions in the ministry of defence, elsewhere in whitehall, by the possibility of doing this. we have had condemnation by the united nations of the illegal acts, as they call it, by the houthis. those attacks on merchant shipping in the red sea. the decision was taken by the cabinet last night. there was a conference call in downing street from the prime minister, talking to his colleagues. almost simultaneously to that, rafjets were taking off from cyprus on the way to western yemen, where the british involvement in the attacks took place around half past 11 last night. that action has now concluded. rishi sunak insists it was an act of self defence. as i understand it, he will be sharing with mps the legal advice which the government took to suggest that the action was not only legal, but was

indeed proportionate, and indeed was an act of self defence, and not an aggressive act. his argument is that there has to be a free flow of trade. there is international interest in keeping the red sea open. that said, there has been criticism from some mps. the liberal democrats, snp and plaid cymru say mps should have been recalled to parliament, it should have been discussed with all mps, notjust the cabinet and the leader of the opposition advance. there is also criticism of the action itself. on the left of the labour party, for example, the former shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, was saying this action could set the whole region alight. there is a great deal of uncertainty. those mps who want to vote are likely to be disappointed. because the axing is concluded, it is unlikely there will be a vote in parliament but it is highly likely the prime minister will be giving a statement to mps when parliament resumes on monday.

—— because the action has concluded. the prime minister is in ukraine. we have seen some of those pictures this morning. this is another announcement that it is related to the military. this is about a new package that will be supplied? absolutely. itjust shows the challenges on all fronts facing this government in these difficult times, the conflict in the middle east, but of course the conflict in ukraine, which has perhaps had less attention than recently. there will be an increase in uk aid to ukraine. the ukrainian flag is flying from downing street behind me. the prime minister will be in kyiv to say ukraine will get £2.5 billion in the next financial yearfrom ukraine will get £2.5 billion in the next financial year from the uk. £200 million of that will be spent on thousands and thousands of drones, in addition, of course, to the provision of more long—range missiles and more air defences to protect against russian strikes. thank you very much. at half past

eight this morning we are joined here in the studio by sir keir starmer, the labour party leader. we will speak to him then. nine minutes past eight. naga, we are going to talk about the inquiry, the post office inquiry. yesterday the focus was on the investigators. today the focus is changing. you are right. we heard from the investigator, one of the investigators in the post office arise rise in it scandal. the inquiry into the horizon it scandal will today turn its attention to the failure by the post office to hand over documents on time. hundreds of sub—postmasters were convicted after the faulty software made it look as if money had gone missing. our employment correspondent zoe conwayjoins us now from outside the inquiry. you will be popping in to get the latest, no doubt. but today, we have heard from the sub—postmasters, we have heard from one of the investigators, and now it moves up the chain, trying to find out who said what and why you gotta point?

it sounds like today pass you're in could be incredibly dry. we have got a lawyer for the could be incredibly dry. we have got a lawyerfor the inquiry a lawyer for the inquiry interviewing a lawyerfor the inquiry interviewing a lawyer for the post office. but what they are going to be talking about really matters. that is because the post office has been accused of obstructing the work of this inquiry by failing to produce documents on time. let me give you an example. back injuly, there was an important evidence session scheduled to take place. on the eve of that hearing the post office announced that it discovered 4000 documents that it had failed to share with the inquiry, documents that were needed for the hearing the next day. and so, that hearing had to be postponed. and the chair of the inquiry, sirwin to be postponed. and the chair of the inquiry, sir win williams, was so concerned about this he introduced the threat of criminal

sanctions against the post office if they failed to produce evidence on time. so that is what they are going to be talking about today. there has also been another really interesting development today. the times is reporting, they have seen the contents of 80 covert recordings which suggests that as long ago as ten years ago, senior staff at the post office knew that it was possible to remotely access the horizon it system. why does that matter? because when the post office finally acknowledged that was possible, it was one of the key reasons why a lot of those convictions were overturned, and it raises questions, again, but what the then chief executive knew about this issue of remote access. she has been contacted by the time for comment. i think it will be anything but dry. thank you. the uk economy grew by more than expected in november,

according to new figures. gross domestic product rose by 0.3% in november according to the office for national statistics. the latest figures come as the prospect of the country entering a recession at the end of the year hangs in the balance. the uplift was driven by the services sector. israel is set to respond to accusations of genocide against the palestinian people in gaza. south african lawyers made the claims at the international court ofjustice, and called for an immediate end to the military offensive. israel has rejected the accusations as "hypocrisy and lies". president biden's son, hunter biden, has pleaded not guilty to charges of tax evasion in a federal court in los angeles. if convicted, mr biden could face up to 17 years in prison. he was released on bail, on condition that he doesn't drink, take drugs or buy firearms. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. slightly milder but don't get used to it, how is that? that

slightly milder but don't get used to it, how is that?— slightly milder but don't get used to it, how is that? that sums it up nicel . to it, how is that? that sums it up nicely. morning. _ to it, how is that? that sums it up nicely. morning. a _ to it, how is that? that sums it up nicely. morning. a bit _ to it, how is that? that sums it up nicely. morning. a bit of— to it, how is that? that sums it up nicely. morning. a bit of a - to it, how is that? that sums it up nicely. morning. a bit of a windowj nicely. morning. a bit of a window of something less cold for a few days. we have not got the widespread frost and ice we saw earlier in the way. this morning a lot have got a lot of cloud. still some big puddles. wet ground in lincolnshire. still 64 flood warnings in force across england. another dry picture for most of us over the next couple of days. still pretty chilly. temperatures below average but not as cold as they have been. i press are bringing the dry weather. the winds rotating around that high—pressure bringing in the wind from the north atlantic. that brings moisture and clout. clear skies for scotland. that is where we have the lowest of the temperatures. some misty patches lingering. some breaks in the cloud elsewhere, particular towards the west. temperatures for most of us between the roundabout five to 8 degrees. colder than that across parts of scotland. you have got the wintry sunshine here.

tonight we will see this weather front moving in from the north bringing some rain across parts of scotland. dry weather either side of that with clear spells. tonight looking a little bit colder than last night. we could well see a frost first thing. a mostly dry day tomorrow. a variable amounts of sunshine. a few showers for northern ireland, wales and the midlands. a few more showers in the north of scotland. still relatively mild. seven to 8 degrees for most. turning colder for sunday into next week. some of us, particularly across parts of scotland, could see some snow showers. thank you. quarter past eight. the prince of wales has surprised the former rugby league players rob burrow and kevin sinfield, by awarding them with their cbes at headingley stadium in leeds, in front of family and friends. prince william praised their fundraising efforts and commitment to raising awareness of motor neurone disease. i should warn you that graham satchell�*s report includes some flashing images. rob burrow, arriving at headingley stadium, home of the leeds rhinos.

his dad, geoff, knows this will be quite a day. it's very special, and it's a bit surreal, you know. it's not really sunk in yet, but, you know, after today it'll sink in and we'll all start to realise what a great honor it is for both of them. rob and his family are about to meet prince william. rob's daughters, macy and maya, nervous practising their courtesies. the girls have organised goody bags for prince william's children — woolly hats, tops and a book. big day, and i'm very honored that we get the chance to meet him. and it's a day i'll never, like, forget. prince william is here to thank rob and his team mate kevin sinfield for raising awareness of motor neurone disease. i don't know how much of a surprise it is that i'm here! good to see you. first, there's a brief tour. it is informal, intimate.

who's got the most tries out of you two? oh, him, by long way. by a long way. i think he knows that as well. yeah — is he laughing? yeah, he is. he's laughing, yeah. it is amaizng what you to have done, honestly, the amount of money you've raised and the profile you've done for mnd is just phenomenal. it really is. and you should be so proud, both of you, of what you've done. it's completely elevated it to another level. is there anything you want people to know about living with mnd? hopefully, through the campaigning - we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd, _ to give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease and lookl after those with mnd until we have a cure. | you've got such a great support network around you, rob, between lindsay and the children. how has their support, love, influenced your outlook and ability to cope with mnd? i am fortunate to have a wonderful wife, three beautiful children, - a loving family and lot of friends, and enjoyed an incredible careerl in a sport i love. i have been fortunate through mnd ito have been able to help others, i and that is something j that i am proud to do.

you probably have to be quite fearless, though, rob, because, you know, you're not the tallest guy playing rugby, so that must have been — and some big guys playing? when you are my size, you learn . pretty early on that it is best . to keep going and run as fast as you can so the big fellas . couldn't get hold of me. rob burrow is a rugby league legend. the pocket rocket, who won title after title, kevin sinfield at his side all the way. i suppose you have been good days and bad days, but, yeah... - when rob was diagnosed in 2019, kev was there again to give his support. rob's honesty and openness about the condition has been an inspiration to the whole mnd community. kevin sinfield has undertaken a series of gruelling challenges, running marathon after marathon.

together, they've raised more than £15 million for mnd research. he made sure that we crossed the finish line together. - he knew i would never let him forget if i beat him to the line. _ but technically, you did actually beat him to the line, didn't you, rob? because you're in front of him! as their meeting ends, a surprise. but i brought your cbes up here today, and i thought i might give them to you, if that's ok, whilst you're in your home up in leeds, surrounded by your family and friends. congratulations. and for all the inspirational work you've done, rob. you've been amazing, you really have. and everyone is so proud of you. i have been following your case and all the money you've been raising. and you will change people's lives with mnd from what you've done. we're all so proud of you. and once the honours have been done, time for maya and macy to present their gifts. oh, you're so sweet, guys. thank you so much. look, it's the book. 0h, fantastic. i've not seen this book yet.

to be alongside rob, and sharing the day together, to represent the mnd community again, ourteam, bbc breakfast, everyone who's been a part of the effort since rob got diagnosed in december 2019, has played a huge part in raising funds and awareness for this beautiful community. so, yeah, i feel massively humbled to be here today, but i feel pretty proud that i'm representing a great community too. smile. he was lovely with the children and i think genuinely, he had a genuine interest in the work that rob and kevin had done, and the campaign and raising the awareness. so it was just such an honour to meet him and such a lovely — i think he'll be a great future king. i was so excited and we were, as you can tell, really nervous to meet him. we've probably never been that shy before, but it was just an honour. and it'll be a memory we'll neverforget. yeah.

what did you think? it was really good because. because i can pass this on in years that i've seen the future. king and it was just amazing. a day to remember for two extraordinary men, given the royal seal of approval for fighting the cruellest of diseases. graeme satchell, bbc news, leeds. that is a pretty special day. i love the fact the girls were practising their curtsying. they were so excited. they have a story to tell. in putting together a goodie bag as well. very thoughtful. thousands of people could be owed compensation for being charged too much for their car loans. the financial conduct authority says it's investigating. peter is here to tell us more. as soon as we say those words lots of people will go, maybe that is us? especially because the vast majority of cars bought now, new and used,

using these financing agreements. as soon as you say that lots of people will have lots of questions. we will speak to the regulator in a moment. let's look at what is going on. we are talking about car loan is agreed before 2021. the regulator is looking at if there was widespread overcharging. it is all to do with things called discretionary commission arrangements. it sounds complex but stick with me. basically, some car loan lenders allow the car broker or dealer to choose or adjust the interest rate drivers were charged. some brokers were paid more in commission if the interest rate was higher. so there was basically an incentive to make the loan more expensive for customers. these arrangements were banned by the regulator in 2021. at the time it said that ban would save drivers a collective £165 million a year. but the question is, or

drivers overcharged before that ban came in? now, 10,000 complaints have already been made. and because the regulator has decided that in a couple of examples there was overcharging, it now expects many more complaints. that could make the system impossible to manage. so the complaints process has been posed while an investigation happens. if that finds a widespread problem, the regulator might put in a new simpler system to compensate people. let's have a chat to one of the people behind this investigation. sheldon mills from the financial conduct authorityjoins me now. people are going to have so many questions. do we have a sense of how many drivers were caught up in this? well, three quarters of the loan agreements between 2007 and 2021 would _ agreements between 2007 and 2021 would have had some form of discretionary commission model, so there _ discretionary commission model, so there will_ discretionary commission model, so there will be hundreds of thousands, or millions _

there will be hundreds of thousands, or millions of agreements, potential claims _ or millions of agreements, potential claim it_ or millions of agreements, potential claims. it doesn't mean that everyone _ claims. it doesn't mean that everyone though is entitled to compensation. that is why we have decided _ compensation. that is why we have decided to— compensation. that is why we have decided to do this review of historic— decided to do this review of historic agreements to assess the size and _ historic agreements to assess the size and the scale of liability, then— size and the scale of liability, then look— size and the scale of liability, then look towards whether we will put then look towards whether we will out in _ then look towards whether we will out in a _ then look towards whether we will put in a scheme to compensate people — put in a scheme to compensate --eole. ~ , , ., , put in a scheme to compensate --eole. ~' , , ., , people. the key question is, if you think ou people. the key question is, if you think you are _ people. the key question is, if you think you are one _ people. the key question is, if you think you are one of _ people. the key question is, if you think you are one of those - people. the key question is, if you | think you are one of those hundreds of thousands of people, what should you be doing right now? is it worth people putting in a claim now, although the system has been halted, so when you come up with your system they are ready?— they are ready? generally speaking there is no rush _ they are ready? generally speaking there is no rush to _ they are ready? generally speaking there is no rush to make _ they are ready? generally speaking i there is no rush to make complaints. most— there is no rush to make complaints. most people will not have been aware they have _ most people will not have been aware they have been affected by discretionary commission models. the law says _ discretionary commission models. the law says you _ discretionary commission models. the law says you have three years from the date _ law says you have three years from the date you are aware of this issue — the date you are aware of this issue. most people will have time to complain _ issue. most people will have time to complain. there is information on the website. the financial conduct authority— the website. the financial conduct authority website. there is a tool which _ authority website. there is a tool which can — authority website. there is a tool which can help you decide what you need _ which can help you decide what you need to— which can help you decide what you need to do — which can help you decide what you need to do— need to do. hold fire for the moment- — need to do. hold fire for the

moment. but _ need to do. hold fire for the moment. but is _ need to do. hold fire for the moment. but is there - need to do. hold fire for the moment. but is there a - need to do. hold fire for the i moment. but is there a chance need to do. hold fire for the - moment. but is there a chance that your investigation could lead to a simpler system of claim? for example, everyone impacted gets compensation, even if you don't put in a specific complaint? that compensation, even if you don't put in a specific complaint?— in a specific complaint? that is a ossibili in a specific complaint? that is a possibility but — in a specific complaint? that is a possibility but i _ in a specific complaint? that is a possibility but i can't _ in a specific complaint? that is a possibility but i can't yet - possibility but i can't yet speculate on whether we will get to that states. there are two options. one is— that states. there are two options. one is we _ that states. there are two options. one is we give guidance to firms and they receive — one is we give guidance to firms and they receive complaints and deal with those. the other is, as you have _ with those. the other is, as you have just — with those. the other is, as you have just suggested, that we tell firms— have just suggested, that we tell firms we — have just suggested, that we tell firms we have a scheme where anybody who has _ firms we have a scheme where anybody who has had _ firms we have a scheme where anybody who has had a loan agreement get some _ who has had a loan agreement get some form — who has had a loan agreement get some form of compensation if they are entitled to it. we will consider which _ are entitled to it. we will consider which of— are entitled to it. we will consider which of those options are best to id which of those options are best to go with _ which of those options are best to to with. , , , , ., go with. very briefly, will you need our go with. very briefly, will you need your documentation _ go with. very briefly, will you need your documentation if _ go with. very briefly, will you need your documentation if you - go with. very briefly, will you need your documentation if you want i go with. very briefly, will you need your documentation if you want to | your documentation if you want to make a claim whenever this system does come in?— make a claim whenever this system does come in? well, it is good to go alwa s does come in? well, it is good to go always and — does come in? well, it is good to go always and see _ does come in? well, it is good to go always and see whether— does come in? well, it is good to go always and see whether you - does come in? well, it is good to go always and see whether you have i does come in? well, it is good to go | always and see whether you have got the documentation. but ultimately the documentation. but ultimately the firm _ the documentation. but ultimately the firm should have the documentation of their relationship with you _ documentation of their relationship with you and they should be able to assist _ with you and they should be able to assist and _ with you and they should be able to assist and help you. you do not need help and _ assist and help you. you do not need help and support to make a complaint. once you make a

complaint, the firm should deal with it. if complaint, the firm should deal with it if the _ complaint, the firm should deal with it. if the complaint goes to the financial— it. if the complaint goes to the financial arm but in, you should not need _ financial arm but in, you should not need any— financial arm but in, you should not need any expert support. we should be supporting you through that process — process. -- - process. — — financial —— financial ombudsman. thank you so much your time. a really complex, important area. lots of you will have questions. get in touch. we will keep following this one. a summons to consider when you buy a car. you want to know you have got a fair deal. an important issue. lots of people would be interested. thank you. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store. good morning. coming up... heartless fraudsters are preying on people squeezed by the cost of living. scam interceptors' nick stapleton shares the fake government web pages offering help. scammers are using legit looking websites to trap people. - i'll explain why you never need to apply for the upcoming i winter fuel payment, _ and the only links you should be clicking on. plus, a fifth of uk homes struggle

with damp and mould. it's dangerous, costly and damaging our health. interiors expert jacqui joseph tells us how to figure out why it's appeared in your house, why bleach won't banish one. and the steps to take to get rid of it for good. also, the current cold weather increases the risk of heart problems, dr punam tells us why doing squats whilst brushing your teeth could help. and the number of people getting first—time pets is on the rise. vet drjames greenwood has his money saving tips for looking after yours. i'll be answering your— questions, including the cheapest swaps for cat litter and how. to spot a fat pet with the dog version of a bmi calculator. tolley has a crucial role to play as always. —— dolly. all that plus with millions of us selling stuff online

we explain just how much money you can make before you have to start paying tax. and we've got another round of gladiator fitness with rhys and legend — the baddie! rees preparing. legend. he is full of dog hairs because he has been cuddling dolly all morning. he is a big softy. see you at 9:30. we don't get that treatment! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning and welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. detectives investigating the discovery of a body in a shopping centre car park in east london have charged a man with murder. the metropolitan police say they are still trying to establish who the victim is after he was found in a car outside the stratford centre on tuesday night.

council leaders in thurrock and kent county council, who jointly run a ferry crossing between tilbury and gravesend, are set to meet in the coming months to discuss its future. it comes after the leader of thurrock council, andrew jefferies, insisted funding for the service has not been cut. the current contract between both authorities is due to expire in march, but mrjefferies says it's a valueable service people rely on. it's not a statutory service, no. but it's really important to the people that use it. the alternative is for them to use the bridge and the tunnels — and we all know what that's like, living this area. they want to use the ferry and we're going to make sure the ferry is still able to be used. the government has applied for an order to stop any future burials at a cemetery in north london. it comes after two inspections found remains were being unlawfully disturbed during the burial process at tottenham park cemetery in enfield.

it's one of the largest turkish graveyards in the uk, but the ministry ofjustice says the public would still be able to visit existing graves. transport for london's least frequent bus route has won a reprieve. the 347, which runs just four times a day between romford and ockenden stations, had been under threat as part of a shake—up of the network in havering. following a public consultation, which received nearly 9000 responses, tfl says it'll continue to operate the route. let's take a look at the tube. there are severe delays on the central line. minor delays on the hammersmith and city and also the piccadilly. now to the weather with kate. good morning. it's not feeling quite so cold this morning. temperatures above zero, thanks to the cloud. it is going to stay largely overcast today. a few brighter spells developing. high pressure still in charge, but it's still feeding in this rather cloudy picture.

one of two spots of light rain, some drizzle in this cloud, as well, but that should diminish through the afternoon. a few brighter spells, perhaps. noticeable northeasterly breeze and temperatures between 6—8 celsius. for this evening, overnight, again, it's going to stay largely cloudy. it should stay dry. we could see one or two breaks in the cloud — if we get that, the temperature potentially dropping back down to zero. perhaps a little bit of frost first thing tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, saturday, it is looking largely dry. we've got a front sinking south, bringing cloud, but some bright spells. for sunday, a couple of fronts that will start to move south. as a result, we get back that cold blast of arctic air. so waking up to a frost on monday morning, but should be dry with a bit of sunshine. that's it. there's more on the bbc news app and there will be regular bulletins on bbc radio london across the morning. now back to naga and charlie.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. let's return to our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. the royal air force carried out targeted strikes overnight, after several attacks on shipping in the red sea. labour leader sir keir starmer was among senior politicians who were briefed by rishi sunak ahead of the action. sir keirjoins us now. good morning. you had a briefing from rishi sunak. i believe that is not necessarily convention. what can you tell us about that briefing and what you make of what has happened? i did get a secure briefing last night from the cabinet office. i cannot tell you the content of that briefing. it is i think important

that we had that briefing, when rishi sunak became prime minister i had a phone call with him on the first day, night, and amongst other things we agreed that we would robustly challenge each other on the politics of the day, but when it comes to national security issues, issues of defence of the country, we would seek to cooperate and work together. it is not a convention but it is i think good that as leader of the opposition i was brought in for a secure briefing. you the opposition i was brought in for a secure briefing.— a secure briefing. you have given this military _ a secure briefing. you have given this military action _ a secure briefing. you have given this military action your - a secure briefing. you have given this military action your support? yes, we are supporting this action. the houthi attacks have been carried out for some time in the red sea, and it is on commercial shipping, civilians operating that shipping, and not only is it disrupting trade and not only is it disrupting trade and shipping, but it is putting civilian lives at risk and therefore we support this action. i do want the prime minister to make a

statement to parliament as soon as possible, because the nature and extent of the operation needs to be explained. it is not for need to disclose what has been briefed to me but i think the public and parliament need to know. i also want a summary of the government legal position to be published. i do not think that is a problem and anticipate they will do it but we need that transparency and accountability so that viewers and everybody else get a better understanding of what is going on. but the basic case, these attacks, that cannot go on, i think is one most people readily understand. parliament has not been recalled to discuss this and an implication there will be a statement on monday. i think that is the implication. parliament is not sitting today. we do sit on a friday, not today. it looks like monday will be the first opportunity. the government could recall over the weekend but because

of the nature of the operation it is likely to be monday and i think the prime minister is in ukrainejust at the minute. the prime minister is in ukraine 'ust at the minute.— prime minister is in ukraine 'ust at the minute. ~ , ., , the minute. the prime minister has hinted he prefers _ the minute. the prime minister has hinted he prefers the _ the minute. the prime minister has hinted he prefers the idea - the minute. the prime minister has hinted he prefers the idea of- the minute. the prime minister has hinted he prefers the idea of a i hinted he prefers the idea of a general election in the second half of the year. do you think that will happen? have you taken that hints seriously? you said you were election ready but do you think it is likely? haste election ready but do you think it is likel ? ~ ., election ready but do you think it is likel ? ~ . . ., ., , is likely? we are election ready. i have had my _ is likely? we are election ready. i have had my team _ is likely? we are election ready. i have had my team on _ is likely? we are election ready. i have had my team on alert i is likely? we are election ready. i have had my team on alert for i is likely? we are election ready. i have had my team on alert for a i is likely? we are election ready. i. have had my team on alert for a may election for a long time. speaking for myself and the labour party, we want an election as soon as possible and i think the majority of people in the country want an election sooner to get their opportunity to vote to change. it is sooner to get their opportunity to vote to change.— vote to change. it is up to the prime minister. _ vote to change. it is up to the prime minister. it _ vote to change. it is up to the prime minister. it is - vote to change. it is up to the prime minister. it is but i i vote to change. it is up to the prime minister. it is but i am| prime minister. it is but i am concerned — prime minister. it is but i am concerned he _ prime minister. it is but i am concerned he does _ prime minister. it is but i am concerned he does not i prime minister. it is but i am concerned he does not havel prime minister. it is but i am| concerned he does not have a prime minister. it is but i am i concerned he does not have a plan. if he had a plan, he would set the date later in the year now. is if he had a plan, he would set the date later in the year now.-

date later in the year now. is that convention. _ date later in the year now. is that convention, this _ date later in the year now. is that convention, this early? _ date later in the year now. is that convention, this early? usually i date later in the year now. is that| convention, this early? usually we get 3—4 months. hat convention, this early? usually we get h months-— get 3-4 months. not 9-10. the ruestion get 3-4 months. not 9-10. the question we — get 3-4 months. not 9-10. the question we have _ get 3-4 months. not 9-10. the question we have to _ get 3-4 months. not 9-10. the question we have to ask - get 3-4 months. not 9-10. the question we have to ask after l get 3-4 months. not 9-10. the| question we have to ask after 14 years of failure, what will improve with this prime minister simply hanging on? me with this prime minister simply hanging on?— with this prime minister simply hanrain on? . ,, ., , hanging on? we had gdp monthly firures, a hanging on? we had gdp monthly figures, a slight _ hanging on? we had gdp monthly figures, a slight improvement. ifl figures, a slight improvement. if you look at those figures, the quarterly figures are stagnant. it is true for one month there is a flicker. 0.3%. any growth is welcome to stop but if you look at the 14 year span, the defining characteristic of this government is we have not had meaningful growth. we have this doom loop if you like of low growth and high tax which is punishing people in bills they pay, mortgages they are paying, and most people, i think, mortgages they are paying, and most people, ithink, when mortgages they are paying, and most people, i think, when asked the question do you feel better off now than 40 years ago when the government came in, would answer

that with a resounding no. you government came in, would answer that with a resounding no.— that with a resounding no. you say it is a doom _ that with a resounding no. you say it is a doom loop _ that with a resounding no. you say it is a doom loop and _ that with a resounding no. you say it is a doom loop and you - that with a resounding no. you say it is a doom loop and you have i that with a resounding no. you say it is a doom loop and you have put| it is a doom loop and you have put forward policies and have said they are costed and we have spoken to ministers of the shadow cabinet. what indicators do you say the doom loop is over, so you can enact policies and have more spending and perhaps tax cuts? haste policies and have more spending and perhaps tax cuts?— perhaps tax cuts? we need to stabilise the _ perhaps tax cuts? we need to stabilise the economy. i perhaps tax cuts? we need to stabilise the economy. what i perhaps tax cuts? we need to i stabilise the economy. what liz truss proved is that if you destabilise the economy, working people pay and people are still paying more in mortgages and monthly bills. stabilise the economy, have then what i call mission driven government and a clear strategy. talk to partners and investors about their role in that. let talk to partners and investors about their role in that.— their role in that. let me be clear in my question- _ their role in that. let me be clear in my question. when _ their role in that. let me be clear in my question. when you - their role in that. let me be clear in my question. when you say i their role in that. let me be clear| in my question. when you say you stabilise the economy, what does it look like, inflation, growth, employment or what?

look like, inflation, growth, emlo ment orwhat? , . ., employment or what? public borrowing down what? we — employment or what? public borrowing down what? we want _ employment or what? public borrowing down what? we want to _ employment or what? public borrowing down what? we want to get _ employment or what? public borrowing down what? we want to get inflation i down what? we want to get inflation down. it is coming down because of global factors but it needs to come back down again. we need growth in the economy and we have set an ambition for the highest sustained growth in the g7 which is difficult but what we are doing to achieve it is saying to business what is the skill strategy you need, how do we get investment from global investors, who say to me stability because i say why are you not investing in the uk and they say because we are chopping and changing. clarity. when we say we want clean power by 2030, they want to know are you going to stick with that target? the government has moved the target. most investors do not say it has to be on a particular date but they say when you set a date but they say when you set a date stick to it because it helps confidence in investment. an industrial strategy so businesses, investors and government can make long—term decisions and crucially,

we are in manchester, i have been here three days in the north west. ensuring that there is government support for regional business development where we put more power and resource in manchester but it could be elsewhere, to ensure that growth comes if you like from the bottom up and middle out rather than whitehall and westminster deciding for manchester and others what is best for them. people with skin in the game make better decisions about the game make better decisions about the place they live in. let’s the game make better decisions about the place they live in.— the place they live in. let's go for straightforward _ the place they live in. let's go for straightforward questions. i the place they live in. let's go for straightforward questions. willi the place they live in. let's go for| straightforward questions. will the lowest paid people pay less tax when you are prime minister? that is our ambition. everyone can say it is an ambition, will they pay less tax? you can choose to make that decision, why would you not do that? because we still have a budget to go and we may have a budget and autumn statement. nobody knows the state of

public finances. you statement. nobody knows the state of public finances.— public finances. you could say if ou are public finances. you could say if you are a _ public finances. you could say if you are a low-paid _ public finances. you could say if you are a low-paid person i public finances. you could say if i you are a low-paid person watching you are a low—paid person watching bbc breakfast, circuit astana's labour party, you will pay less tax because you think that is right. this because you think that is right. as a because you think that is right. is a matter of principle, working people should pay less tax and we will grow the economy and put ourselves in a position where we can do that. ., ,., , ourselves in a position where we can do that. ., , ., ourselves in a position where we can do that-— ltack i ourselves in a position where we can do that.— back in | do that. that sounds vague. back in 1992, the labour— do that. that sounds vague. back in 1992, the labour party _ do that. that sounds vague. back in 1992, the labour party before - do that. that sounds vague. back in 1992, the labour party before the l 1992, the labour party before the election set out before a budget the precise tax regime it would put in place and the budget changed the playing field. i491th place and the budget changed the playing field-— playing field. with respect, when --eole playing field. with respect, when pe0ple hear— playing field. with respect, when peeple hear you _ playing field. with respect, when people hear you talk _ playing field. with respect, when people hear you talk about - playing field. with respect, when people hear you talk about 1992 l people hear you talk about 1992 switch off because it was a long time ago. let me ask you another question. time ago. let me ask you another cuestion. , . question. the principal, untilwe have not question. the principal, untilwe have got to _ question. the principal, untilwe have got to the _ question. the principal, untilwe have got to the final— question. the principal, untilwe have got to the final fiscal - have got to the final fiscal statement before an election, it is impossible for the opposition to

know precisely what money is available. , , know precisely what money is available-— know precisely what money is available. , , , _ available. students, will they pay less tuition _ available. students, will they pay less tuition fees _ available. students, will they pay less tuition fees under _ available. students, will they pay less tuition fees under your - less tuition fees under your government? we want to change... will you do it? we will change tuition fees. the aim is they will pay less. we are working out what that looks like but the current system is not fair and does not work for students nor universities. we need to change that and we are working on proposals to change that. the aim is to lessen the burden on students but at the same time making sure universities have funding, so a better system there.— sure universities have funding, so a better system there. labour's green ledae, better system there. labour's green pledge. £38 — better system there. labour's green pledge, £38 billion. _ better system there. labour's green pledge, £38 billion. £28 _ better system there. labour's green pledge, £38 billion. £28 billion. - pledge, £38 billion. £28 billion. 2021 the party promised to spend 28 billion until 2030. your shadow chancellor injune said it would be reckless to do that and have that with spending at this moment in time. why should anyone believe the

pledges, i think you had ten, the pledges, i think you had ten, the pledges that you make, because as you have said, the economy in your words is trashed. why should they believe any promise when the economy will fluctuate? we are seeing strikes on houthi rebels in yemen which could impact shipping and prices. which could impact shipping and rices. . , which could impact shipping and rices. ., , , ., which could impact shipping and rices. , . , which could impact shipping and rices. , ., , ., prices. last year i set out five missions _ prices. last year i set out five missions for _ prices. last year i set out five missions for an _ prices. last year i set out five missions for an incoming - prices. last year i set out five - missions for an incoming government. a sense of purpose driven government, a mission is five, ten year project. the mission, one in relation... green pledge. clean power by 2030. that is the mission. it is not writing a cheque but green power by 2030. you promised to spend. we are not rowing back on that, that is the ambition we are going to do that. writing the check is not the mission. it will require investment. the pledge was green

power by 2030. the investment. the pledge was green power by 2030-— power by 2030. the pledge was to send £28 power by 2030. the pledge was to spend £28 billion... _ power by 2030. the pledge was to spend £28 billion... i _ power by 2030. the pledge was to spend £28 billion... i am - power by 2030. the pledge was to spend £28 billion... i am not- power by 2030. the pledge was to l spend £28 billion... i am not shying awa that spend £28 billion... i am not shying away that you _ spend £28 billion... i am not shying away that you have _ spend £28 billion... i am not shying away that you have to _ spend £28 billion... i am not shying away that you have to invest - spend £28 billion... i am not shying away that you have to invest for - spend £28 billion... i am not shying away that you have to invest for the j away that you have to invest for the future and you can borrow to invest. the problem we have is the government has made short—term decisions and never done long—term thinking. if we get to clean power by 2030, we have been in intense discussions with the partners who will deliver it and they say we need investment but what we need more than investment is we need to change planning rules because we cannot move fast enough, we need to ensure the national grid is quicker. we need an industrial strategy and a skills strategy. that investment is important to get to clean power, but there are many other things that can be done quickly by an incoming labour government. you be done quickly by an incoming labour government.— be done quickly by an incoming labour government. you know that toda is labour government. you know that today is the — labour government. you know that today is the second _ labour government. you know that today is the second day _ labour government. you know that today is the second day of - labour government. you know that today is the second day of the - today is the second day of the inquiry of the post office inquiry.

we had a viewer getting in touch about paula vennells. should the person paula vennells who received a bonus return there bonus? edward got in touch. we have not heard from you in touch. we have not heard from you in terms of what you think regarding paula vennells, her cbe. she handed back her honour _ paula vennells, her cbe. she handed back her honour and _ paula vennells, her cbe. she handed back her honour and this _ paula vennells, her cbe. she handed back her honour and this is _ paula vennells, her cbe. she handed back her honour and this is a - back her honour and this is a matter... back her honour and this is a matter- - -_ back her honour and this is a matter... ,., ,., ~ .,, matter... do you think it was the riaht matter... do you think it was the right thing _ matter... do you think it was the right thing to _ matter... do you think it was the right thing to do? _ matter... do you think it was the right thing to do? she _ matter... do you think it was the right thing to do? she was - matter... do you think it was the right thing to do? she was right| matter... do you think it was the l right thing to do? she was right to hand it back _ right thing to do? she was right to hand it back and _ right thing to do? she was right to hand it back and she _ right thing to do? she was right to hand it back and she has - right thing to do? she was right to hand it back and she has done - right thing to do? she was right to l hand it back and she has done that. this is a terrible injustice. what this is a terrible in'ustice. what about the this is a terrible injustice. what about the bonuses _ this is a terrible injustice. what about the bonuses of _ this is a terrible injustice. what about the bonuses of paula - this is a terrible injustice. what about the bonuses of paula vennells? what i have focused on is what do we need to do for the victims of this miscarriage and there are things we need to do quickly. deal with the convictions. we need details of the government proposals to quash convictions. the details will come and we need them as soon as possible. we need the compensation that has been allocated, set aside by the treasury and should have been paid in december. it has not been

paid in december. it has not been paid and at is to happen quickly. and we need to think how we ensure this does not happen again. for my part, i would strip the post office of prosecuting power so you would not get this situation where the victim of the offence is the investigator and prosecutor. you only have to say that to realise the problem. a, only have to say that to realise the roblem. �* .,, only have to say that to realise the roblem. �* ., ., ., problem. a last thought. you were in charre of problem. a last thought. you were in charge of public— problem. a last thought. you were in charge of public prosecutions - problem. a last thought. you were in charge of public prosecutions when . charge of public prosecutions when some of these people were taken to court in what is now seen as one of the biggest legal injustices the country has seen. you seem to be washing your hands. you were in charge of prosecutions but you seem to be saying you did not know anything. to be saying you did not know an hina. , . to be saying you did not know an hina. '. . , anything. the post office prosecutes his own eases- _ anything. the post office prosecutes his own cases. some _ anything. the post office prosecutes his own cases. some cases - anything. the post office prosecutes his own cases. some cases in - anything. the post office prosecutes his own cases. some cases in your. his own cases. some cases in your domain. they prosecute their own cases so hundreds of cases were predominantly prosecuted by the post office and the crown prosecution service i headed had no role.

effectively done by a different government department. the crown prosecution service are looking through files and i think there were three cases that were taken whilst i was director of public. by the way, when i was director, in the five years, we dealt with [i when i was director, in the five years, we dealt with 11 million cases. but three of them may have been these cases. at the moment we do not know the details of the cases the crown prosecution service took and whether they are in the cohort of cases of concern and the crown prosecution service will provide more information. the role of the crown prosecution service was very different to the role of the post office which by and large prosecute their own cases. we office which by and large prosecute their own cases.— office which by and large prosecute their own cases. we appreciate your time. their own cases. we appreciate your time- thank — their own cases. we appreciate your time. thank you. _ their own cases. we appreciate your time. thank you. did _ their own cases. we appreciate your time. thank you. did you _ their own cases. we appreciate your time. thank you. did you bump - their own cases. we appreciate your time. thank you. did you bump into| their own cases. we appreciate your. time. thank you. did you bump into a gladiator on your way? i time. thank you. did you bump into a gladiator on your way?— gladiator on your way? i saw a gladiator _ gladiator on your way? i saw a gladiator on _ gladiator on your way? i saw a gladiator on the _ gladiator on your way? i saw a gladiator on the television - gladiator on your way? i saw a j gladiator on the television and gladiator on your way? i saw a - gladiator on the television and i'm looking forward to meeting a gladiator on the way out. fan of the

programme? very good. fit, programme? ve aood. �* ., ., programme? ve aood. ., ., ., programme? ve .ood, ., ., ., ., very good. a gladiator name? no, i will not go — very good. a gladiator name? no, i will not go down _ very good. a gladiator name? no, i will not go down that _ very good. a gladiator name? no, i will not go down that road. - will not go down that road. very wise. here's sarah. good morning, there is a lull over the next few days so mostly dry, not as cold, but temperatures still below average. quite a lot of grey cloud for most. there will be glimpses of brightness. it will feel cold under the cloud but reasonably light wind today. high pressure, so things are looking dry, which is good news because there are still over 60 flood warnings in force over england. we have cloud from the atlantic and north sea in central and eastern areas. the best of the sunshine in scotland today where it is a cold start. temperatures

getting up to two in aberdeen for instance. tonight, we see rain moving in from the north. some light rain in parts of scotland followed by showers from the north. mostly dry further south and variable amounts of cloud. a colder night ahead. frost tomorrow morning. a mostly dry day tomorrow but we have a weather front bringing showers in northern ireland, pushing into north wales and perhaps the midlands. either side of that, most places looking dry and 5—8 , so reasonably mild. showers moving in from the north. in the second half of the weekend, a change of wind direction becomes more northerly and you see snow showers moving in across northern and north—east scotland. colder weather in charge in the far north but still reasonably mild and dry further south. the chance of snow showers will continue into

monday. these areas are most likely to see it. northern scotland, around coasts around the north sea and irish sea. we could see centimetres of snow accumulating. we have a cold northerly wind. tuesday, low pressure is likely to move in from the west. uncertainty about the detail but through into the middle of the week, tuesday into wednesday, there could be more snow. northern ireland, far northern england and parts of scotland. from wednesday into thursday, keeping an ion this low pressure which might stay to the south across france. but we still have cold in the uk. if it is further north, through wednesday into thursday there is a chance of sleet and snow in southern england causing a bit of disruption. i think it will be mainly further north we see the chance of further snow showers. a changeable picture into next week. whether you see snow or

not, things will turn colder northerly wind. mostly snow showers i think in northern parts of the uk but a risk of something more widespread. the potentialfor wintry weather next week. you have success you have success on a you have success on a plate. britten's men's team pursuit, european champions cup for the first time in almost a decade. they are trying to qualify for the paris olympics. but they were tenth which is the cut—off point for qualifying and had a crash at the world championships. so this is redemption. good morning. this success means the british team are back in a good position to qualify for this summer's paris olympics, and it's a first cycling team pursuit european title since 2015 for great britain. they struck gold in the men's team pursuit at the european track cycling

championships in the netherlands. the squad of dan bigham, ethan hayter, ethan vernon, ollie wood and charlie tanfield edged out world champions denmark by more than a second. hayter has said there is more to come going to paris with three further olympic qualifying events to come over the next two months. the british women's team pursuit squad ofjosie knight, meg barker, anna morris, jess roberts and neah evans, who are the current world champions, had to settle for silver as they were beaten by italy. now some big football transfer news. at last, release for england's jaydon sancho. it's been strained for months between sancho and manchester united, and now they have parted ways, with the england forward saying it felt like coming home as he secured a loan move back to borussia dortmund. sancho was sold by dortmund to manchester united for £73 million in 2021, but has not played for united since august, afterfalling out with manager erik ten hag, and he has been training away from the first team since september.

he originally moved to old trafford, in a £73 million deal from dortmund back injuly 2021. he said he can't wait to play football with a smile on his face. we are entering a mini winter break in the premier league with ten teams having this weekend off while the other sides get next weekend to have a breather. the action this weekend starts tonight with a huge game in the relegation zone. luton will escape the bottom three if they can win at burnley, the team just below them, who are five points from safety. i'd hope that we like pressure and hope that we want to be in a pressure environment. but what type of career is it, what type of club are you if you don't play with pressure? last year, be played for promotion against each other, there was pressure there. and this year is the same type of pressure. it is being able to stay in this league. now, not for the first time, ronnie o'sullivan won a match and afterwards described his performance as awful. o'sullivan wasn't himself and went

3—2 down before battling back to beat barry hawkins six frames to three at the masters at alexandra palace. at least the rocket finished in style with a break of 77 and will spend the day chillaxing in the hope of rediscovering his form. i take it you're off for a little - bit of a break now and a switch—off? yeah, i'm going to go to champneys. i am going to go back and have a nice chill—out there tonight, massage. maybe a massage tomorrow, a bit of a pedicure, get on my phone, chillax and spend the whole day in my robe. then come up here on saturday and hope for the best. nowm ahead of the australian open tennis, which starts in just two days' time, the world men's number one has been getting a taste of how difficult wheelchair tennis is. he was invited, by the four—time australian open doubles champion heath davidson to try out wheelchair tennis. and he does ok when the ball is hit straight at him, but the amazing thing about this sport is how quickly the athletes

can move aroud the court, djokovic is left stranded, proving what skill and dedication it takes to get into position to hit the ball. great to show how difficult it is. i agree, the image of ronnie o'sullivan having a pedicure. i don't think he was joking. why would he be? a lovely thing to haveif why would he be? a lovely thing to have if you enjoy that. sitting in his robe. he said chillax. if you watched breakfast yesterday, you may have seen the story about triple amputee and ex—royal marine mark ormrod, whose prosthetic legs were stolen from his car. mark has been featured on the programme previously for his swimming and cycling charity challenges, had all of his lost items, including his prosthetics, returned to him after someone found

them in an alleyway. hejoins us now. good morning. how are you doing? i'm ve good morning. how are you doing? i�*m very well, how are you? good morning. how are you doing? i'm very well, how are you? very _ good morning. how are you doing? i'm very well, how are you? very well, - very well, how are you? very well, thank you- — very well, how are you? very well, thank you- so _ very well, how are you? very well, thank you. so many _ very well, how are you? very well, thank you. so many people - very well, how are you? very well, thank you. so many people read i very well, how are you? very well, | thank you. so many people read the story and wondered what had gone here they have gone into a car. seem prosthetic limbs. not difficult to understand they are needed, and still take on anyway. tell us what happened. i still take on anyway. tell us what ha ened. . ., ., still take on anyway. tell us what ha ened. . . ., ., happened. i arrived at the hotel on tuesday this _ happened. i arrived at the hotel on tuesday this week. _ happened. i arrived at the hotel on tuesday this week. i _ happened. i arrived at the hotel on tuesday this week. i parked - happened. i arrived at the hotel on tuesday this week. i parked in - happened. i arrived at the hotel on tuesday this week. i parked in a i tuesday this week. i parked in a disabled bay. i purposely, a habit, searched out for where the cameras were to park close to them for security reasons. went into the hotel and had dinner and went to bed for the night. i got up the next day, went to my car to go to work in the city and my rear window had been

smashed and everything had been pulled out the bag, my bags, my prosthetics, bits and pieces. iwas left with a broken back window and two missing bags. take left with a broken back window and two missing bags.— two missing bags. take us through what happened _ two missing bags. take us through what happened next. _ two missing bags. take us through what happened next. you - two missing bags. take us through what happened next. you discover| two missing bags. take us through . what happened next. you discover the loss and then what happens? i was what happened next. you discover the loss and then what happens?- loss and then what happens? i was on a ti . ht loss and then what happens? i was on a tight schedule _ loss and then what happens? i was on a tight schedule because _ loss and then what happens? i was on a tight schedule because of _ loss and then what happens? i was on a tight schedule because of work - loss and then what happens? i was on a tight schedule because of work but i a tight schedule because of work but i ran back a tight schedule because of work but iran back into a tight schedule because of work but i ran back into the hotel and told staff and asked if i could see the footage and got on the phone to the motability scheme. my car is leased through the motability scheme who lease cars to disabled drivers. within 45 minutes they had me booked in and having my rear window replaced so i could go about my day. i went to work, i was up in the city to work with the charity i am a trustee of a name to go into the city to do work. i had to put it on the back burner while i did that. on the back burner while i did that. on the way out of the city at eight

o'clock, i checked my e—mails and messages on social media, and a woman had sent me several messages with pictures of my bag and she said she lived around the corner from the hotel and she had been walking home from work and saw my bags and kit spread out over an alley and she collected it up and because i had posted about it on social media, she had seen the post and wanted to ritter my stuff so i got back to the hotel at eight o'clock and she came in and gave me the bags. i opened them up, everything was in there. i got my stuff back. that is all good. we know from watching you doing your thing is, you are optimistic, someone who rises to challenges. we have seen you do that. i do not know how much you dwell on things, when you think about someone taking that stuff. they must have known what it was. how do you process that in your

head? , ., ., , head? the first thing i thought was what kind of— head? the first thing i thought was what kind of a _ head? the first thing i thought was what kind of a person _ head? the first thing i thought was what kind of a person would - head? the first thing i thought was what kind of a person would target| head? the first thing i thought was. what kind of a person would target a car parked in a disabled bay? you have to be quite desperate, i think, to do that. then you think of the bigger picture. i am independent. to do that. then you think of the bigger picture. iam independent. i go out and do my thing. but i have friends who take certain medication to keep them alive. i have friends who have ventilators that breathe for them. who have ventilators that breathe forthem. if who have ventilators that breathe for them. if it had been their vehicle and equipment stolen, the consequences could have been greater. it is disappointing to think someone would do that. to target any vehicle. but to intentionally target a disabled person's vehicle and take their kit, not thinking is it their independence they have taken? could

it really disrupt their lives? it is disheartening. _ it really disrupt their lives? it is disheartening. i— it really disrupt their lives? it is disheartening. i would say that. i think everybody is nodding when you say it. we are pleased it has come good and you got everything back. it is nice to see you. take care. anything else planned? should we know about anything?— anything else planned? should we know about anything? there are a few thins. i know about anything? there are a few things- iwill— know about anything? there are a few things. i will potentially _ know about anything? there are a few things. i will potentially look - know about anything? there are a few things. i will potentially look at - things. i will potentially look at breaking a world record for pulling a truck. oi breaking a world record for pulling a truck. . ., , breaking a world record for pulling a truck. .., , i. breaking a world record for pulling a truck. .., , ,, . breaking a world record for pulling a truck. .., , i. ., ., breaking a world record for pulling atruck. , ., ., ., , a truck. of course you are! no doubt we will hear — a truck. of course you are! no doubt we will hear more _ a truck. of course you are! no doubt we will hear more about _ a truck. of course you are! no doubt we will hear more about it. - a truck. of course you are! no doubt we will hear more about it. thanks l we will hear more about it. thanks for your insight into what happened and your response. good to talk to you. take care. thank you. you're watching bbc breakfast.

live from london. this is bbc news. explosions across yemen as us and uk forces launch air strikes against houthi rebel targets in retaliation for attacks on commercial ships in the red sea. uk prime minister rishi sunak says that the strikes are a "limited, necessary and proportionate action in self—defence". a senior houthi leader warns that the us and uk would "pay a heavy price" and says the attacks on ships are set to continue.

this is the scene live at the international court ofjustice, which is today hearing israel's defence against accusations of genocide brought by south africa. and rishi sunak makes a suprise visit to kyiv — as the uk announces its £2.5 billion aid package for ukraine. hello, i'm lucy grey. let me take you straight to these live pictures from the hague, where the united nations' highest court is about to start hearing israel's response to south africa's allegations that it's committing genocide in gaza. it's the second and final day of hearings at the international court ofjustice. south africa is asking the icj to issue an injunction to stop israel's military campaign and protect the palestinian people.

israel is expected to argue it's acting in self defence in accordance